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Spears Woods

Yellow Unpaved Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Yellow Unpaved Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Spears Woods near Willow Springs, IL. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 725 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

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

6.3 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 649–724 ft

Out & Back · Spears Woods

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. 1.6 miSharp right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miSharp left onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/yellow-unpaved-trail-out-back-7-km-b49a

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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