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Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Tinley Creek Forest Preserve near Oak Forest, 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 mi666 – 699 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60039, -87.76947
Nearest town Oak Forest, IL
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Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 665–700 ft

Out & Back · Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.60039, -87.76947

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

Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Arroyo stop 278 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading N.
  9. 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 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-purple-paved-trail-out-back-6-km-93ad

Trail surface

74% paved26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Arroyo stop 278 m from the trailhead

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