Palos Preserves

Yellow Unpaved Loop

2.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 45 min

Yellow Unpaved Loop is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Palos Preserves near Palos Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 709 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paddock Woods Trail Access 41.67829, -87.83159
Nearest town Palos Park, IL

Directions

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Yellow Unpaved Loop

2.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 45 min

Elevation 605–708 ft

Out & Back · Palos Preserves

Trailhead: Paddock Woods Trail Access · 41.67829, -87.83159

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Black Unpaved Spur, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading N.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Black Unpaved Spur, heading N.
  6. 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% dirt2% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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