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Sag Valley Forest Preserve

Green Unpaved Trail & Tan Unpaved Spur via Cal-Sag Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Green Unpaved Trail & Tan Unpaved Spur via Cal-Sag Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 712 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cal-Sag Trail 41.68270, -87.82985
Nearest town Palos Park, IL
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Green Unpaved Trail & Tan Unpaved Spur via Cal-Sag Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 585–711 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

  1. Start on Cal-Sag Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.8 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Swallow Cliff Stairs, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Tan Unpaved Spur, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miReach Tan Unpaved Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 400 ftContinue straight onto Brown Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tan Unpaved Spur, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Swallow Cliff Stairs, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading N.
  18. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/green-unpaved-trail-tan-unpaved-spur-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

62% paved29% dirt8% gravel1% unspecified

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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