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Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve

Orange Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 46 min

Orange Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve near Coventry Creek, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 771 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Trail 42.21091, -88.99012
Nearest town Coventry Creek, IL
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Orange Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 46 min

Elevation 704–773 ft

Out & Back · Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 42.21091, -88.99012

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start on Yellow Trail, heading S.
  2. 400 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/orange-trail-out-back-4-km-081e

Trail surface

75% grass25% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Hikes near Coventry Creek, Illinois