Horsetail Lake–Black Unpaved Trail, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Horsetail Lake–Black Unpaved Trail, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. The route reaches Horsetail Lake. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi607 – 735 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Swallow Cliff Woods-South Trail Access 41.67421, -87.86001
Nearest town Palos Park, IL
Directions
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Horsetail Lake–Black Unpaved Trail, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 608–733 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.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Black Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Horsetail Lake.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading NE.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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