Edelweiss Lake & Tan Unpaved Spur via Cal-Sag Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 128 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Edelweiss Lake & Tan Unpaved Spur via Cal-Sag Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. The route reaches Edelweiss Lake at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 128 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Edelweiss Lake & Tan Unpaved Spur via Cal-Sag Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 128 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 585–711 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Swallow Cliff Woods-South Trail Access · 41.67421, -87.86001
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Brown Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tan Unpaved Spur, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Swallow Cliff Stairs, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading W.
- 3.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Edelweiss Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 3.9 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Swallow Cliff Stairs, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Tan Unpaved Spur, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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