Horsetail Lake–Brown Unpaved Trail, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Horsetail Lake–Brown Unpaved Trail, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. The route reaches Horsetail Lake. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 735 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67710, -87.84440
Nearest town Palos Park, IL
Directions
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Horsetail Lake–Brown Unpaved Trail, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 590–733 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.67710, -87.84440
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Brown Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Black Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Horsetail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading N.
- 4.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt2% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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