Lansing Woods

Thorn Creek Green Paved Spur & Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Thorn Creek Green Paved Spur & Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Lansing Woods near Holbrook, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 633 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail 41.54797, -87.62185
Nearest town Holbrook, IL

Directions

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Thorn Creek Green Paved Spur & Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 595–632 ft

Out & Back · Lansing Woods

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail · 41.54797, -87.62185

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 3.7 miTurn left onto Thorn Creek Green Paved Spur, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miReach Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading W.
  8. 4 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.7 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

58% paved42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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