Sauk Trail Forest Preserve

Thorn Creek Black Paved Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Thorn Creek Black Paved Loop is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Sauk Trail Forest Preserve near Indian Hill, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 719 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49136, -87.64526
Nearest town Indian Hill, IL

Directions

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Thorn Creek Black Paved Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 712–719 ft

Out & Back · Sauk Trail Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.49136, -87.64526

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: Chicago & 26th Street stop 505 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Thorn Creek Orange Paved Spur, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Thorn Creek Black Paved Loop, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Thorn Creek Orange Paved Spur, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chicago & 26th Street stop 505 m from the trailhead

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