Cap Sauers and Swallow Cliff Loop Trail
Palos Park, IL
Palos/Sag Valley Forest Preserve: Cap Sauers and Swallow Cliff Loop is a 4.8 mile loop trail located near Palos Park, Illinois that features a great forest setting. The trail is rated as moderate and primarily used for hiking, mountain biking & trail running.
Lake Geneva Trail
by
Dmitry Pasikhov (75)
8 months ago
2 Completed 2 Reviews
easy trail but be aware of uneven ground. You hike through people's backyards, so the pavement depends on the owner of the shorefront. Very busy on the weekends in the summer. Lots of people and dogs on the trail
Lake Geneva Trail
by
Tim Roberts (156)
over 1 year ago
11 Completed 2 Reviews
Great views of both the lake and lakefront homes. A wide variety of surfaces from concrete to grass to paving stones and everything in between. I run on the trail almost daily when the snow and ice is gone.
Lake Geneva Trail
by
Gary Garcia (399)
almost 2 years ago
3 Completed 7 Reviews
The length of this trail makes it quite unique. It's been a few years since I have run around here but as I remember it, the trail was soft, smooth, and had a nice scenic views. Be sure you are aware of where you want to go on the trail, you could end up doing the entire loop which would total around 20 something miles! Definitely worth checking out, and if you feel so inclined, go check out the city of Lake Geneva. It provides many activities as well.
Lake Geneva Trail
by Sarah Silver (305)
8 months ago
9 Completed 9 Reviews
Very easy to complete in that the trail is almost completely level. Easy to find (just go to the lake and start walking around). The homeowners on the lake are required by law to provide a right of way for walkers. Some really go nuts with it, some just leave the grass there. A good spot to start is in Fontana near Gordy's, just because parking is plentiful, but really you can start anywhere. The plaquard at the trailhead in downtown Lake Geneva states that the trail is 26 miles, not 21, but I find all sorts of variable info on the web. Gage marine used to have a paperback book/pamphlet guide to some of the houses and history on the lake.
For fun, we had my husband pick us up by boat on someone's private dock (we asked permission from the owner who was there) and broke up our trip with a boat ride.
I didn't think walking would make me sore, but hips and thighs were pretty sore the next day. We added a few miles to the hike by walking into the town of LG and out..probably about 23.5 in total.
If you're doing the entire loop, people along the way are very supportive and excited to see walkers.
The day trip with hour lunch break at Gordy's took us about 8 hrs to do the entire loop. Stopped a few times for picture taking.
After late september, a fair amount of homeowners will likely bring their docks out of the water onto the trail or block the view, but I may try the loop again in Oct to check out the fall colors.
This would be a fantastic run if you're looking for something off road.