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Lansing Woods

Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Lansing Woods near Oakglen, 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 mi604 – 614 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Purple Paved Spur 41.54639, -87.56217
Nearest town Oakglen, IL
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Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 604–615 ft

Out & Back · Lansing Woods

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Purple Paved Spur · 41.54639, -87.56217

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: Torrence & Glenwood Lansing Road stop 516 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Thorn Creek Purple Paved Spur, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miBear left onto Thorn Creek Purple Paved Spur, heading NW.
  6. 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-4-km-6d1f

Trail surface

63% paved37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Torrence & Glenwood Lansing Road stop 516 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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