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Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir–Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, 3 sights

12 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir–Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, 3 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Tinley Creek Forest Preserve near Goeselville, IL. The route reaches Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 728 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tinley Creek Black Paved Trail 41.61712, -87.80173
Nearest town Goeselville, IL
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Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir–Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, 3 sights

12 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 664–729 ft

Out & Back · Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Tinley Creek Black Paved Trail · 41.61712, -87.80173

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

Transit-accessible: Harlem & 153rd Street stop 746 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tinley Creek Black Paved Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading S.
  4. 2.2 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1.2 miReach Midlothian Creek Detention Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right onto Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading W.
  15. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miBear right onto Tinley Creek Black Paved Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 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-green-paved-trail-tinley-creek-green-paved-trail-out-back-3-sights-17-km-4d80

Trail surface

65% paved20% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Harlem & 153rd Street stop 746 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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