Bergman Slough via Cal-Sag Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Bergman Slough via Cal-Sag Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. The route reaches Bergman Slough at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bergman Slough via Cal-Sag Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 585–741 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 right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftReach Bergman Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading W.
- 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.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 111th Street & 86th Avenue stop 712 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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