Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail & Tinley Creek Yellow Paved Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail & Tinley Creek Yellow Paved Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Tinley Creek Forest Preserve near Goeselville, 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 mi679 – 728 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62488, -87.78722
Nearest town Goeselville, IL

Directions

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Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail & Tinley Creek Yellow Paved Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 679–729 ft

Out & Back · Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.62488, -87.78722

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

Transit-accessible: Centenial & Oak Park stop 273 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left onto Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading SE.
  7. 2.2 miSharp right onto Tinley Creek Yellow Paved Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miReach Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left onto Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail, heading E.
  10. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 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 surface

86% paved1% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Centenial & Oak Park stop 273 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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