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Indian Hill Woods

Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Indian Hill Woods near Chicago Heights, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 686 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail 41.50978, -87.64176
Nearest town Chicago Heights, IL
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Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

Elevation 641–685 ft

Out & Back · Indian Hill Woods

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail · 41.50978, -87.64176

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

Transit-accessible: Lincoln Hwy & Chicago stop 399 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 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-red-paved-trail-out-back-3-km-143c

Trail surface

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lincoln Hwy & Chicago stop 399 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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