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.

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Length

1.6 mi

Elevation gain

63 ft

Difficulty

Easy

Max grade

Steepest mile

+63 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.0 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Dirt

Horses

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)

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Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Black Paved Spur access — parking nearby, restroom. About 29 min drive (17 mi) from Chicago. 41.71379, -87.88256 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 6:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 10 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 8:16 a.m. — 9 h 56 min before sunset.