Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail is a 5.1-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 – 715 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59836, -87.77176
Nearest town Tinley Park, IL
Directions
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Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 665–714 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 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
98% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Rob Roy stop 464 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Tinley Creek Blue Paved Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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