Tan Unpaved Spur via Yellow Unpaved Loop
4.8 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Tan Unpaved Spur via Yellow Unpaved Loop is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 742 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yellow Unpaved Loop 41.68341, -87.86125
Nearest town Palos Park, IL
Directions
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Tan Unpaved Spur via Yellow Unpaved Loop
4.8 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 590–741 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Yellow Unpaved Loop · 41.68341, -87.86125
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Tan Unpaved Spur, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Tan Unpaved Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Tan Unpaved Spur via Yellow Unpaved Loop 5.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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