Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Lake Delfino & Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail via Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop

12.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Lake Delfino & Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail via Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Tinley Creek Forest Preserve near Crestwood, IL. The route reaches Lake Delfino at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 728 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64536, -87.77059
Nearest town Crestwood, IL

Directions

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Lake Delfino & Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail via Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop

12.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Elevation 615–729 ft

Out & Back · Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.64536, -87.77059

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading S.
  3. 3.7 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miReach Lake Delfino, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading NE.
  8. 3.5 miArrive 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% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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