Sauk Trail Lake & Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min
Sauk Trail Lake & Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Indian Hill Woods near Indian Hill, IL. The route reaches Sauk Trail Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sauk Trail Lake & Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min
Elevation 641–696 ft
Out & Back · Indian Hill Woods
Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail · 41.50647, -87.64511
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 94% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Lincoln Hwy & Schilling stop 204 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Thorn Creek Black Paved Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Sauk Trail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 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: Lincoln Hwy & Schilling stop 204 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail Trailhead
- Old Plank Road Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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