Old School Blue Loop & Old School Yellow Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Old School Blue Loop & Old School Yellow Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Old School Forest Preserve near Green Oaks, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old School Blue Loop & Old School Yellow Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 692–723 ft
Out & Back · Old School Forest Preserve
Trailhead: North Shore Bike Path · 42.27991, -87.91485
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 61°F / low 55° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old School Forest Preserve, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old School Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Old School Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Old School Blue Loop, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading NW.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Robert McClory Bike Path 14.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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- North Shore Bike Path 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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