Cal-Sag Channel via Cal-Sag Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Cal-Sag Channel via Cal-Sag Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Palos Heights, IL. The route reaches Cal-Sag Channel at the turnaround, 2.3 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
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 576–620 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.67458, -87.78767
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Harlem & College Drive/119th Street stop 757 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Cal-Sag Channel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Harlem & College Drive/119th Street stop 757 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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