Brown Unpaved Trail–Tan Unpaved Spur, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Brown Unpaved Trail–Tan Unpaved Spur, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi607 – 742 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Swallow Cliff Woods-South Trail Access 41.67421, -87.86001
Nearest town Palos Park, IL
Directions
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Brown Unpaved Trail–Tan Unpaved Spur, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 608–741 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Swallow Cliff Woods-South Trail Access · 41.67421, -87.86001
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Brown Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Tan Unpaved Spur, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Brown Unpaved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Brown Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
- 450 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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