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Cal-Sag Channel & Cal-Sag Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Cal-Sag Channel & Cal-Sag Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Worth, IL. The route reaches Cal-Sag Channel. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 620 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68091, -87.80932
Nearest town Worth, IL
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Cal-Sag Channel & Cal-Sag Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 576–620 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.68091, -87.80932

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Palos Heights stop 204 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading S.
  4. 2.7 miPass Cal-Sag Channel.
  5. 0.8 miReach Cal-Sag Channel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cal-sag-channel-cal-sag-trail-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

86% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Palos Heights stop 204 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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