Green Unpaved Trail–Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, 3 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Green Unpaved Trail–Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, 3 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Green Unpaved Trail–Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, 3 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Elevation 644–747 ft
Out & Back · 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Sag Valley Red Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 2.5 miReach Green Unpaved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Yellow Unpaved Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Tan Unpaved Spur via Yellow Unpaved Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Yellow Unpaved Loop Loop 4 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Bergman Slough & Green Unpaved Trail Loop via Yellow Unpaved Loop 6.3 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Yellow Unpaved Loop Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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