Illinois trails · Tan Single Track Trail
Tan Single Track Trail
A 1.6-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 63 ft of climbing. Reaches Cramer Slough and other lake destinations.
Length
1.6 mi
Elevation gain
63 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
9%
Steepest mile
+63 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
Horses
no
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.6 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Cramer Slough (lake)
- Mallard Pond (lake)
Heads up
Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
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 3.2-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:30 a.m. — 11 h 57 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Black Single Track Trail — 0.6 mi
- Tan Unpaved Trail — 1.0 mi
- Blue Single Track Trail — 1.2 mi
- Orange Unpaved Trail — 1.6 mi