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Palos Park Woods-South
4.8 ★★★★★ 54 Google reviews · Running trail in Palos Park, Illinois · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
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- Distance
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- Shape
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- Shade
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- Access
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We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Palos Park Woods-South yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Palos Park Woods-South
“Beautiful, quiet area with a large picnic patio and a couple of mowed lawns for family or group activities.”
“Beautiful, quiet area with a large picnic patio and a couple of mowed lawns for family or group activities.”
Beautiful trail to hike, bike or ride a horse. Fall is when it is at it's best, but I love it all the time!
This is a goat place to run. I have enjoyed running here a lot. There is a lot of nature here to enjoy as well. Birds, horses, bugs. You name it. This is a really popular place to go and workout in the summer. In the winter when there is snow nobody goes, but if there isn’t a select few go and thug it out. Overall.
This is the southern parking lot for Palos Park Woods. Beautiful, quiet area with a large picnic patio and a couple of mowed lawns for family or group activities. This area seemed a lot less trafficked than other parking areas that we passed on our hike through Palos Park.
Very pretty and mostly secluded, saw a few people on the yellow unpaved trail, did about two hours and there was plenty of more trail to explore, lots of giant oak trees and shade. Very peaceful! Saw some dogs being walked on leashes
Trail conditions & character
“Beautiful, quiet area with a large picnic patio and a couple of mowed lawns for family or group activities.”
“Beautiful, quiet area with a large picnic patio and a couple of mowed lawns for family or group activities.”
Plan your run at Palos Park Woods-South
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- Websitefpdcc.com
- Phone+1 800-870-3666
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