Pogie Lake via Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Pogie Lake via Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Oak Forest Heritage Preserve near Oak Forest, IL. The route passes Pogie Lake and Pogie Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pogie Lake via Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 632–651 ft
Out & Back · Oak Forest Heritage Preserve
Trailhead: Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Orange Paved Trail · 41.59580, -87.72830
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Orange Paved Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Pogie Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Pogie Lake.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Pogie Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Orange Paved Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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