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

  1. Start on White Oak Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miBear right onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miReach White Oak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto White Oak Trail, heading S.
  7. 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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