Yellow Unpaved Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 55 min
Yellow Unpaved Loop is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Palos Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 732 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68133, -87.86045
Nearest town Palos Park, IL
Directions
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Yellow Unpaved Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 55 min
Elevation 590–731 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.68133, -87.86045
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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
97% dirt3% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sag Quarry East–Sag Quarry West, 3 lakes 9.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Tan Unpaved Spur via Yellow Unpaved Loop 4.8 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Green Unpaved Trail & Tan Unpaved Spur via Yellow Unpaved Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Yellow Unpaved Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Tan Unpaved Spur via Yellow Unpaved Loop 5.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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