Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Tinley Creek Yellow Paved Trail via Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Tinley Creek Yellow Paved Trail via Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Tinley Creek Forest Preserve near Oak Forest, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi676 – 728 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59599, -87.75678
Nearest town Oak Forest, IL

Directions

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Tinley Creek Yellow Paved Trail via Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 677–729 ft

Out & Back · Tinley Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.59599, -87.75678

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

Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Central stop 755 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftSharp right onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Yellow Paved Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miReach Tinley Creek Yellow Paved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tinley Creek Purple Paved Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 150 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

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Central stop 755 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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