Illinois trails · Black Single Track Trail

Black Single Track Trail

A 4.0-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 105 ft of climbing. Reaches Cramer Slough. Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County.

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Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 4.0 miles.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

• Cramer Slough (lake)

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Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:47 a.m., the sun rises at 6:16 a.m. and sets at 7:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:55 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.0-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 04 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:20 a.m. — 10 h 07 min before sunset.

Loop options

• Black Single Track Trail + Yellow Unpaved Trail — 2.4 mi loop, 126 ft gain
• Green Single Track Trail + Yellow Unpaved Trail + Black Single Track Trail — 2.6 mi loop, 206 ft gain

Nearby trails

• Tan Single Track Trail — 0.6 mi
• Blue Single Track Trail — 0.9 mi
• Orange Unpaved Trail — 1.2 mi
• Tan Unpaved Trail — 1.5 mi