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Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Midlothian Reservoir–Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail, 3 sights

14 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Midlothian Reservoir–Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail, 3 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Tinley Creek Forest Preserve near Goeselville, IL. The route passes Midlothian Reservoir and Midlothian Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 728 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63620, -87.76721
Nearest town Goeselville, IL
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Midlothian Reservoir–Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail, 3 sights

14 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Elevation 640–729 ft

Out & Back · Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.63620, -87.76721

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading SE.
  3. 2.3 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. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miPass Midlothian Reservoir.
  9. 0.2 miPass Midlothian Reservoir.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miReach Midlothian Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading W.
  17. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading N.
  18. 2.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 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-reservoir-midlothian-reservoir-out-back-4-sights-22-km

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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