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Lansing Woods

Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail is a 4.9-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 – 630 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail 41.55721, -87.55334
Nearest town Oakglen, IL
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Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 604–631 ft

Out & Back · Lansing Woods

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail · 41.55721, -87.55334

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

Transit-accessible: Torrence & 186th Street stop 434 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 2.3 miReach Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.8 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-8-km-b752

Trail surface

69% paved31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Torrence & 186th Street stop 434 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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