Sag Valley Forest Preserve

Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop & Sag Valley Red Unpaved Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop & Sag Valley Red Unpaved Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Equestrian Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 748 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67631, -87.90473
Nearest town Equestrian Woods, IL

Directions

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Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop & Sag Valley Red Unpaved Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 685–747 ft

Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.67631, -87.90473

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left onto Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miBear left onto Sag Valley Red Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
  6. 2.5 miReach Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.5 miBear right onto Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, heading NW.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.

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