Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Tinley Creek Forest Preserve near Oak Forest, 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 mi666 – 715 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60039, -87.76947
Nearest town Oak Forest, IL
Directions
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Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 665–714 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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 surface
98% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Arroyo stop 278 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Delfino & Tinley Creek Green Paved Trail via Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail 4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Tinley Creek Yellow Paved Trail via Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail 3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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