Swallow Cliffs via Cal-Sag Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Swallow Cliffs via Cal-Sag Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. The route reaches Swallow Cliffs at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Swallow Cliffs via Cal-Sag Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 585–694 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Cal-Sag Trail · 41.68270, -87.82985
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: 111th Street & 86th Avenue stop 712 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cal-Sag Trail, heading W.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Swallow Cliff Stairs, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Swallow Cliffs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 111th Street & 86th Avenue stop 712 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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