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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Sag Valley Red Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miReach Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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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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