Old School Yellow Trail Loop
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Old School Yellow Trail Loop is a 2.7-mile loop in Old School Forest Preserve near Rondout, 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 Yellow Trail Loop
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Elevation 692–723 ft
Loop · Old School Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.27120, -87.91505
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 60°F / low 56° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Old School Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Old School Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old School Blue Loop–Old School Yellow Trail, 4 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Patton Pond–Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve Beach, 4 beaches 16 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Old School Blue Loop & Old School Pink Loop 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old School Pink Loop 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Liberty Lake & Old School Blue Loop via North Shore Bike Path 3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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