Cal-Sag Channel via Cal-Sag Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Cal-Sag Channel via Cal-Sag Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Palos Heights, IL. The route reaches Cal-Sag Channel at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. 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.
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Cal-Sag Channel via Cal-Sag Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 576–620 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.67307, -87.77807
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miReach Cal-Sag Channel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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