Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop
5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Equestrian Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop
5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 695–741 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.68017, -87.91803
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Green Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Edelweiss Lake & Green Unpaved Trail via Cal-Sag Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Green Unpaved Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Green Unpaved Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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