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Lansing Woods

Thorn Creek Green Paved Spur via Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Thorn Creek Green Paved Spur via Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Lansing Woods near Lynwood, 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 mi607 – 630 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Green Paved Spur 41.54292, -87.55051
Nearest town Lynwood, IL
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Thorn Creek Green Paved Spur via Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 608–631 ft

Out & Back · Lansing Woods

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Green Paved Spur · 41.54292, -87.55051

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Torrence & Glenwood Lansing Road stop 668 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Thorn Creek Green Paved Spur, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miReach Thorn Creek Green Paved Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left onto Thorn Creek Green Paved Spur, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thorn-creek-green-paved-spur-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Torrence & Glenwood Lansing Road stop 668 m from the trailhead

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