3.7 miles
Distance
156 ft
Climb
-169 ft
Descent
00:16:12
Avg time

Brown Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Palos Forest Preserve
    Willow Springs, Illinois
  • Difficulty Rating
    White rate
  • Trail Type
    Gravel Path
  • Bike Type
    Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #158916 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    15 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Nordic Skiing
  • Land Owner
    Forest Preserve District of Cook County

The Brown Trail is aptly named. The north end is quite often used for horseback riding. You must yield to the horses and give them plenty of room, as they may be spooked easily. When you encounter a horse, it is advisable to stop and ask permission to pass, and then do so slowly.

Brown Trail is a 4 mile less popular white gravel path trail located near Palos Hills Illinois. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 301 ft green climb. On average it takes 14 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Brown Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -13 ft
  • Altitude min
    643 ft
  • Altitude max
    735 ft
  • Altitude start
    684 ft
  • Altitude end
    669 ft
  • Grade
    -0.1%
  • Grade max
    -11.2%
  • Grade min
    11.5%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,488 ft
  • Avg time
    00:16:12
  • Avg reverse time
    00:25:48
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