Sag Valley Forest Preserve

Bergman Slough & Green Unpaved Trail Loop via Yellow Unpaved Loop

6.3 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Bergman Slough & Green Unpaved Trail Loop via Yellow Unpaved Loop is a 6.3-mile loop in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. The route reaches Bergman Slough. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 742 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67511, -87.87274
Nearest town Palos Park, IL

Directions

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Bergman Slough & Green Unpaved Trail Loop via Yellow Unpaved Loop

6.3 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 600–741 ft

Loop · Sag Valley Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.67511, -87.87274

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading W.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftReach Bergman Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto Blue Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% dirt6% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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