Orange Trail & Red Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Orange Trail & Red Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve near Pecatonica, IL. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orange Trail & Red Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 767–891 ft
Out & Back · Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Red Trail · 42.28182, -89.36346
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start on Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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