McMahon Woods & Fen Nature Preserve
Green Single Track Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 52 min
Green Single Track Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in McMahon Woods & Fen Nature Preserve near Palos Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Green Single Track Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 52 min
Elevation 620–682 ft
Out & Back · McMahon Woods & Fen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Dan McMahon Woods Trail Access · 41.69572, -87.86554
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 70°F / low 63° · precip 97% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tan Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Purple Unpaved Spur, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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