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McMahon Woods & Fen Nature Preserve

Tan Unpaved Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 210 ft · 2 hr

Tan Unpaved Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in McMahon Woods & Fen Nature Preserve near Willow Springs, IL. It is mostly level, with 210 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi620 – 722 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73084, -87.86819
Nearest town Willow Springs, IL
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Tan Unpaved Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 210 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 620–723 ft

Out & Back · McMahon Woods & Fen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 41.73084, -87.86819

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Purple Unpaved Spur, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.9 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-7-km-085d

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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