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Joe Orr Woods

Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr

Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail is a 9-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 mi607 – 637 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail 41.55735, -87.59937
Nearest town Thornton, IL
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Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 606–637 ft

Out & Back · Joe Orr Woods

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail · 41.55735, -87.59937

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading N.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 3.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 3.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 250 ftBear 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thorn-creek-red-paved-trail-out-back-15-km-ed80

Trail surface

78% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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