Illinois trails · Brown Unpaved Trail
Brown Unpaved Trail
A 3.9-mile network in Illinois, with 92 ft of climbing. Reaches Hidden Pond Slough and other lake destinations. Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 4.2 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Hidden Pond Slough (lake)
- Cranberry Slough (lake)
- Belly Deep Slough (lake)
- Red Wing Slough (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 6:15 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 3.9-mile route takes roughly 1 h 29 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:44 a.m. — 11 h 42 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Red Single Track Trail + Brown Unpaved Trail + Purple Unpaved Trail — 3.5 mi loop, 198 ft gain
- Red Unpaved Trail + Brown Unpaved Trail + Purple Unpaved Trail — 3.5 mi loop, 137 ft gain
- Orange Single Track Trail + Yellow Unpaved Trail + Brown Unpaved Trail — 2.3 mi loop, 229 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Yellow Unpaved Trail — 1.2 mi
- Tan Unpaved Trail — 3.2 mi
- Tan Single Track Trail — 3.2 mi
- Blue Single Track Trail — 3.6 mi