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Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

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

12 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir–Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, 3 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Tinley Creek Forest Preserve near Goeselville, IL. The route reaches Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 728 ft12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62925, -87.77755
Nearest town Goeselville, IL
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Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir–Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, 3 sights

12 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 661–729 ft

Out & Back · Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.62925, -87.77755

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading S.
  4. 2.2 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.2 miReach Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right onto Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading W.
  15. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading N.
  16. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftArrive 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-19-km-5463

Trail surface

66% paved20% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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