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Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Tinley Creek Black Paved Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Tinley Creek Black Paved Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Tinley Creek Forest Preserve near Fernway Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 728 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61638, -87.81793
Nearest town Fernway Park, IL
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Tinley Creek Black Paved Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 682–730 ft

Out & Back · Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.61638, -87.81793

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Black Paved Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.5 miBear left onto Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Tinley Creek Black Paved Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.4 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/tinley-creek-black-paved-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

76% paved24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Fernway Park, Illinois