Willow Springs Woods

Saganashkee Slough–Tan Single Track Trail, 3 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Saganashkee Slough–Tan Single Track Trail, 3 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Woods near Willow Springs, IL. The route reaches Saganashkee Slough. It climbs 261 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 728 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73378, -87.87459
Nearest town Willow Springs, IL

Directions

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Saganashkee Slough–Tan Single Track Trail, 3 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 595–727 ft

Out & Back · Willow Springs Woods

Trailhead: 41.73378, -87.87459

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

Transit-accessible: Archer & Willow Springs stop 205 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Single Track Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.4 miSharp right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1.5 miTurn right onto Tan Single Track Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Black Single Track Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Orange Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  17. 300 ftTurn left onto Orange Single Track Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miPass Saganashkee Slough.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miReach Saganashkee Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 1.1 miTurn right onto Orange Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  22. 300 ftBear right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right onto Black Single Track Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tan Single Track Trail, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  27. 1.5 miSharp left onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
  28. 1.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Single Track Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  36. 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

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Archer & Willow Springs stop 205 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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