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McMahon Woods & Fen Nature Preserve

Tan Unpaved Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Tan Unpaved Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in McMahon Woods & Fen Nature Preserve near Willow Springs, IL. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi620 – 722 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Country Lane Woods Trail Access 41.71648, -87.86631
Nearest town Willow Springs, IL
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Tan Unpaved Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 620–722 ft

Out & Back · McMahon Woods & Fen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Country Lane Woods Trail Access · 41.71648, -87.86631

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tan Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Purple Unpaved Spur, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tan-unpaved-trail-out-back-6-km-aa87

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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