Cal-Sag Trail
8 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Cal-Sag Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi584 – 732 ft8.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cal-Sag Trail 41.68270, -87.82985
Nearest town Palos Park, IL
Directions
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Cal-Sag Trail
8 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 585–731 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Cal-Sag Trail · 41.68270, -87.82985
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: 111th Street & 86th Avenue stop 712 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cal-Sag Trail, heading W.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% paved32% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 111th Street & 86th Avenue stop 712 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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