Turtlehead Lake & Turtlehead Pond via Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop
4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Turtlehead Lake & Turtlehead Pond via Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Tinley Creek Forest Preserve near Goeselville, IL. The route passes Turtlehead Lake before reaching Turtlehead Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. 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.
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Turtlehead Lake & Turtlehead Pond via Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop
4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 627–674 ft
Out & Back · Tinley Creek Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop · 41.64637, -87.77707
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Turtlehead Pond.
- 450 ftReach Turtlehead Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miArrive 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 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop Trailhead
- Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop 8.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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