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Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir–Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, 3 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir–Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, 3 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Yankee Woods near Goeselville, IL. The route reaches Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 735 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60348, -87.78691
Nearest town Goeselville, IL
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Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir–Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, 3 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 664–736 ft

Out & Back · Yankee Woods

Trailhead: 41.60348, -87.78691

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

Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Oak Park stop 124 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.2 miReach Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right onto Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading W.
  14. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 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/midlothian-creek-detention-reservoir-midlothian-creek-detention-reservoir-out-back-4-sights-11-km-c47b

Trail surface

48% paved30% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Oak Park stop 124 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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