Sag Valley Forest Preserve

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 mi604 – 732 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Swallow Cliff Woods-South Trail Access 41.68424, -87.87439
Nearest town Palos Park, IL

Directions

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Yellow Unpaved Loop

2.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 55 min

Elevation 603–731 ft

Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Swallow Cliff Woods-South Trail Access · 41.68424, -87.87439

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 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

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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