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Joe Orr Woods

Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Joe Orr Woods near Thornton, 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 mi597 – 637 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55492, -87.61419
Nearest town Thornton, IL
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Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 598–637 ft

Out & Back · Joe Orr Woods

Trailhead: 41.55492, -87.61419

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading SW.
  6. 3 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 3.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thorn-creek-red-paved-trail-out-back-14-km-42a1

Trail surface

62% paved38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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