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Arie Crown Forest

Yellow Unpaved Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Yellow Unpaved Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Arie Crown Forest near Countryside, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 699 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Unpaved Trail 41.76973, -87.87715
Nearest town Countryside, IL
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Yellow Unpaved Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Elevation 638–699 ft

Out & Back · Arie Crown Forest

Trailhead: Yellow Unpaved Trail · 41.76973, -87.87715

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Black Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.6 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/yellow-unpaved-trail-out-back-3-km-e35a

Trail surface

92% dirt8% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Countryside, Illinois