Chicago: Cal-Sag Trail Run
Find rugged trails twisting-and-turning through the largest roadless tract within 25 miles of downtown Chicago on this 5.6-miler in the wind and water-scoured ravines of Cook County Forest Preserve's Swallow Cliffs Woods.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 9.0
Waypoints
SCL001
Location: 41.6740303039551, -87.8600463867188
Take R onto Brown Trail from lot
SCL002
Location: 41.6740112304688, -87.8625869750976
Swing R @ 3-way and descend through first bog
SCL003
Location: 41.678279876709, -87.86279296875
Stay L on footpath; bear R into ravine, then follow gulch L
Check it: Before descending, go straight to Toboggan Slide and long-range views of the Cal Sag Valley
SCL004
Location: 41.6771087646484, -87.8692321777344
Turn left at top of ravine; loop around on Yellow-blazed trail back to Swallow Cliffs
SCL005
Location: 41.6789894104004, -87.8724670410156
Zigzag along cliffs and bear R for descent to Teason’s Woods
SCL006
Location: 41.683650970459, -87.8739700317383
Turn R then go uphill
SCL007
Location: 41.6826210021973, -87.8787307739258
Crest knoll and take left and meander along cliffs
SCL008
Location: 41.6769523620606, -87.8870697021484
Left following yellow blazes
SCL009
Location: 41.6728706359863, -87.8815155029297
Reach ridgecrest and take L @ Y to skirt shoreline of Horsetail Lake
SCL010
Location: 41.6721725463867, -87.8691329956055
L staying on yellow trail
SCL011
Location: 41.6732177734375, -87.8665466308594
L @ Y onto Brown Trail for .2 mi. to close loop