McMahon Woods & Fen Nature Preserve
Tan Unpaved Trail & White Oak Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Tan Unpaved Trail & White Oak Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in McMahon Woods & Fen Nature Preserve near Willow Springs, IL. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi623 – 725 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: White Oak Trail 41.70654, -87.87699
Nearest town Willow Springs, IL
Directions
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Tan Unpaved Trail & White Oak Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 623–724 ft
Out & Back · McMahon Woods & Fen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: White Oak Trail · 41.70654, -87.87699
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White Oak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach White Oak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto White Oak Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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