Sag Quarry West–Cal-Sag Trail, 4 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Sag Quarry West–Cal-Sag Trail, 4 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. The route reaches Sag Quarry West. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sag Quarry West–Cal-Sag Trail, 4 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 574–711 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.67710, -87.84440
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tan Unpaved Spur, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Swallow Cliff Stairs, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading NW.
- 2.9 miPass Sag Quarry West.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Centennial Yellow Paved Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Sag Quarry West, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Swallow Cliff Stairs, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Tan Unpaved Spur, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 4:55 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Green Unpaved Trail via Yellow Unpaved Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Horsetail Lake–Brown Unpaved Trail, 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Yellow Unpaved Loop Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 91 ft
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