Illinois trails · Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop

Tinley Creek Red Paved Loop

A 9.3-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 81 ft of climbing. Reaches Turtlehead Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County.

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Length

9.3 mi

Elevation gain

81 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

Steepest mile

+59 ft

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Asphalt

Bikes

yes

Horses

yes

Managed by

Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 9.3 miles.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Turtlehead Lake (lake)
Lake Arrowhead (lake)

Getting there

Tinley Creek Black Paved Trail access. About 27 min drive (18 mi) from New Lenox. 41.62219, -87.79424 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 6:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:39 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.5-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:58 p.m. — 4 h 14 min before sunset.