Bergman Slough–Brown Unpaved Trail, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 2 hr
Bergman Slough–Brown Unpaved Trail, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. The route reaches Bergman Slough at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bergman Slough–Brown Unpaved Trail, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 644–741 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.67378, -87.85284
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: La Grange & 123rd Street/McCarthy stop 768 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Brown Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Bergman Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Brown Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: La Grange & 123rd Street/McCarthy stop 768 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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