Illinois trails · Tan Unpaved Trail
Tan Unpaved Trail
A 2.5-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 100 ft of climbing. Reaches Pollywog Slough and other lake destinations. Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.5 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pollywog Slough (lake)
- Boomerang Slough (lake)
- Katydid 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 6:16 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 5.0-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 57 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:13 a.m. — 11 h 14 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Orange Unpaved Trail + Green Unpaved Trail + Tan Unpaved Trail — 1.1 mi loop, 61 ft gain
- Orange Unpaved Trail + Tan Unpaved Trail + Green Unpaved Trail — 0.9 mi loop, 53 ft gain
- Orange Unpaved Trail + Tan Unpaved Trail + Green Unpaved Trail — 1.3 mi loop, 72 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Tan Single Track Trail — 1.0 mi
- Black Single Track Trail — 1.5 mi
- Yellow Unpaved Loop — 1.6 mi
- Blue Single Track Trail — 2.3 mi