Yellow Unpaved Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 47 min
Yellow Unpaved Loop is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Palos Preserves near Palos Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 84 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: Palos Park Woods-South Trail Access 41.67650, -87.83846
Nearest town Palos Park, IL
Directions
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Yellow Unpaved Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 47 min
Elevation 605–710 ft
Out & Back · Palos Preserves
Trailhead: Palos Park Woods-South Trail Access · 41.67650, -87.83846
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Orange Unpaved Spur, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Orange Unpaved Spur, heading S.
- 100 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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