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
- Start on Black Unpaved Spur, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading N.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Black Unpaved Spur, 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.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Paddock Woods Trail Access Trailhead
- Yellow Unpaved Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 179 ft
- Swallow Cliffs & Tan Unpaved Spur Loop via Yellow Unpaved Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 207 ft
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