Swallow Cliffs & Tan Unpaved Spur Loop via Yellow Unpaved Loop
4.2 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Swallow Cliffs & Tan Unpaved Spur Loop via Yellow Unpaved Loop is a 4.2-mile loop in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. The route reaches Swallow Cliffs. It is mostly level, with 207 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi604 – 715 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Paddock Woods Trail Access 41.67829, -87.83159
Nearest town Palos Park, IL
Directions
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Swallow Cliffs & Tan Unpaved Spur Loop via Yellow Unpaved Loop
4.2 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 605–717 ft
Loop · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Paddock Woods Trail Access · 41.67829, -87.83159
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Black Unpaved Spur, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tan Unpaved Spur, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Swallow Cliffs.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Black Unpaved Spur, heading NE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt2% paved1% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Paddock Woods Trail Access Trailhead
- Yellow Unpaved Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 179 ft
- Yellow Unpaved Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Yellow Unpaved Loop Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 149 ft
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