Tan Unpaved Trail
2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 43 min
Tan Unpaved Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Woods near Willow Springs, IL. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tan Unpaved Trail
2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 43 min
Elevation 594–682 ft
Out & Back · Willow Springs Woods
Trailhead: Alley C · 41.73647, -87.87375
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Archer & Willow Springs stop 495 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Archer & Willow Springs stop 495 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Alley C Trailhead
- Tan Unpaved Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 117 ft
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- Boomerang Slough–Pollywog Slough, 3 lakes 4.1 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Longjohn Slough–Cranberry Slough, 7 sights 9 mi · ▲ 257 ft
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