Chicago: Swallow Cliffs
Enjoy the views and solitude of this 9.6 mile out-and-back trek through wind and water-scoured ravines to glacier-carved moraines in southeast Chicago.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 7.7
Waypoints
SCT001
Location: 41.6740341186523, -87.8600540161133
Trail curves W from trailhead
SCT002
Location: 41.6740074157715, -87.8625946044922
Swing N @ 3-way; skirt bogs
SCT003
Location: 41.6782760620117, -87.8627853393555
Stay L on footpath; bear R into ravine, then follow gulch SW. Detour: Before descending, go straight to Toboggan Slide and views of Cal Sag Valley
SCT004
Location: 41.6771087646484, -87.8692321777344
Turn L at top of ravine; follow yellow-blazed trail NE and back to Swallow Cliffs
SCT005
Location: 41.6789932250977, -87.8724670410156
Zigzag along cliffs, bear R
SCT006
Location: 41.6836471557617, -87.8739700317383
Turn R @ 3-way
SCT007
Location: 41.6826210021973, -87.8787307739258
R @ 3-way, joining the red-blazed Esker Trail
SCT008
Location: 41.6845817565918, -87.88134765625
Turn R, crossing creekbed
SCT009
Location: 41.6841087341309, -87.8844833374024
Climb up small uplift, then bear L
SCT010
Location: 41.6776313781738, -87.8937530517578
Turn R
SCT011
Location: 41.6796340942383, -87.8971405029297
Swing L @ 4-way; head SE up small hill to old homestead ruins; backtrack to trailhead