Cal-Sag Channel & Cal-Sag Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Cal-Sag Channel & Cal-Sag Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Calumet Park, IL. The route reaches Cal-Sag Channel at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cal-Sag Channel & Cal-Sag Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 576–603 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.65263, -87.64694
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Halsted & 134th Street/Forest View stop 478 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach Cal-Sag Channel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Halsted & 134th Street/Forest View stop 478 m from the trailhead
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