FKT: Ed Scheer - Palos Trail System (IL) - 2021-04-25

Athletes
Route variation
50-mile
Multi-sport
No
Para athlete
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Unsupported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
8h 36m 25s
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Starting at Teason's Woods, running counter clockwise around Swallow Cliff (yellow trail).  Upon arrival back at the parking lot, follow the paved path to 104th ave and head north over the bridge. Turn left on the south side of Saganashkee Slough, taking the difficult (northern path) along the Saganashkee Slough--there are two paths here, what I'll call the "southern" which is flat and closer to the canal, and the "northern" which has varying hilly terrain and is closer to the slough) over to Bull Frog and running the black to yellow (going counter clockwise for the "big" loop") to (orange?) with a side trail that was cut in a few years ago (see GPX map for details) and back down to the Saganashkee Slough trail to continue west toward Route 83 north.  Go under the Rte 83 bridge, popping up onto the sidewalk and run north to the power line easement. Exit the highway back onto the trail leading to Water Fall Glen.  Running counter clockwise around WFG and back to Route 83 and retracing the same northerly trail along Saganashkee Slough (not the "southern" level/flat trail next to the canal) back to Teason's Woods.

Editor's note: Ed ran this FKT in 2021 but submitted it in 2026, which is why it is faster than an FKT that happened later.