Thorn Creek Purple Paved Trail via Thorn Creek Black Paved Loop
5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Thorn Creek Purple Paved Trail via Thorn Creek Black Paved Loop is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Sauk Trail Forest Preserve near Indian Hill, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Thorn Creek Purple Paved Trail via Thorn Creek Black Paved Loop
5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 687–724 ft
Out & Back · Sauk Trail Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Thorn Creek Black Paved Loop · 41.49069, -87.65080
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Western & Steger stop 19 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Thorn Creek Black Paved Loop, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Thorn Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Thorn Creek Purple Paved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Thorn Creek Black Paved Loop, heading N.
- 1.2 miArrive 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Western & Steger stop 19 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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