Illinois trails · Blue Single Track Trail
Blue Single Track Trail
A 2.2-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 86 ft of climbing. Reaches Rainbarrel Slough and other lake destinations. Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.2 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Rainbarrel Slough (lake)
- Bull Frog Lake (lake)
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 4.4-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 42 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:58 a.m. — 11 h 29 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Red Single Track Trail + Blue Single Track Trail — 6.5 mi loop, 282 ft gain
- Yellow Single Track Trail + Blue Single Track Trail + Blue Unpaved Trail — 9.6 mi loop, 1,042 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Orange Unpaved Trail — 0.5 mi
- Black Single Track Trail — 0.9 mi
- Tan Single Track Trail — 1.2 mi
- Tan Unpaved Trail — 2.3 mi