Illinois trails · Orange Unpaved Trail
Orange Unpaved Trail
A 1.9-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 86 ft of climbing. Reaches Horse Collar Slough and other lake destinations. Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.9 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Horse Collar Slough (lake)
- Tomahawk 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 3.8-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 29 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:45 a.m. — 11 h 42 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Orange Unpaved Trail + Red Unpaved Trail + Brown Single Track Trail — 2.1 mi loop, 104 ft gain
- Orange Single Track Trail + Orange Unpaved Trail + Blue Unpaved Trail — 7.0 mi loop, 827 ft gain
- Orange Unpaved Trail + Green Unpaved Trail + Tan Unpaved Trail — 1.1 mi loop, 61 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Blue Single Track Trail — 0.5 mi
- Black Single Track Trail — 1.2 mi
- Tan Single Track Trail — 1.6 mi
- Tan Unpaved Trail — 2.7 mi