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Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Tinley Creek Forest Preserve near Tinley Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 699 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59836, -87.77176
Nearest town Tinley Park, IL
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Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 665–700 ft

Out & Back · Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.59836, -87.77176

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

Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Rob Roy stop 464 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading NW.
  14. 500 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tinley-creek-purple-paved-trail-out-back-6-km-b884

Trail surface

77% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Rob Roy stop 464 m from the trailhead

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