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Oak Forest Heritage Preserve

Pogie Lake via Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Pogie Lake via Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Oak Forest Heritage Preserve near Oak Forest, IL. The route reaches Pogie Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. 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.

Elevation

0 mi630 – 650 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Purple Paved 41.60100, -87.72945
Nearest town Oak Forest, IL
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Pogie Lake via Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 632–650 ft

Out & Back · Oak Forest Heritage Preserve

Trailhead: Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Purple Paved · 41.60100, -87.72945

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Forest stop 374 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Red Unpaved Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftReach Pogie Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Brown Paved Loop, heading W.
  10. 0.2 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/pogie-lake-pogie-lake-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

95% paved1% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Forest stop 374 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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