Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop
14.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Tinley Creek Forest Preserve near Palos Heights, IL. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop
14.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Elevation 615–692 ft
Out & Back · Tinley Creek Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.67138, -87.81060
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Tinley Creek Tan Paved Spur, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 5.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 5.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Tinley Creek Tan Paved Spur, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Turtlehead Lake & Turtlehead Pond via Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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