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Dec 5, 2016

Palos Park Toboggan Slides - Swallow Clif








The six parallel toboggan runs at Swallow Cliff in Palos Township, known to many fans as "Terror Hill," are yesterday's Great America. Ask anyone about them, and if they've not been, they've heard of them. If they've been down the chutes, you'll see a look like they're falling down them all over again, an excitement mixed with disbelief that they ever had the courage to ascend the nearly 130 limestone steps, climb onto the wooden toboggan, watch the starter lift the gate and immediately plummet almost 100 feet, sliding a total of about 1,100 feet.


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Constructed in 1930 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, 125 limestone stairs lead to the top of a former toboggan run at Swallow Cliff North. Although the runs were closed in 2004, the stairs remain a popular exercise destination for fitness buffs and casual walkers. (Some stair climbers build pebble piles at the top of the stairs to keep track of their trips up and down.)

During the winter, the bluff still serves as an active sledding hill. Visitors provide their own sleds. (Learn more about sledding in the forest preserves.) The stairs are cleared and salted.

Hikers and trail runners can access the brown and yellow trails via a short connector trail from the top of the stairway. The full yellow loop is roughly eight miles, extending west to Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve and east to Palos Park Preserve. Hikers can cut the loop in half by using the white connector trail to cut back to Swallow Cliff North. These trails are part of the Sag Valley unpaved trail system, which is open to hiking, biking, horseback riding and cross-country skiing.



Swallow Cliff Woods South has small and large open-air shelters with picnic tables for family gatherings and special events. Groups of 25 or more must purchase a permit; otherwise, they are available on a first-come, first-served basis.



Trail users can access the yellow trail at the Swallow Cliff South entrance as well. For a 4.75-mile loop, head west on the yellow trail.







The Demise of the Toboggan Run - Chicago Life

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Feb 1, 2006 - All toboggan slides in Cook County are closed indefinitely. ... The six parallel toboggan runs at Swallow Cliff in Palos Township, known to many ...

Palos Park IL - 1957 - Toboggan Slides - YouTube

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(Photos) The former Swallow Cliff toboggan slides in Palos Park

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May 24, 2013 - I grew up on Palos Heights, Illinois, which is southwest of Chicago. The town to the west of us was Palos Park. Not many people even in the ...

Sled hill closed for now, but changes coming to Swallow Cliff - Daily ...

www.chicagotribune.com/.../ct-swallow-cliff-sledding-tl-ssw-0115-2015...

Jan 12, 2015 - Popular sledding hill near Palos Park won't be as steep but will get ... Sledding hill at former toboggan run will be tamer, but new fitness ... there was talk of eventually adding an alpine slide that would allow year-round riding.

Swallow Cliff - The Forest Preserve District of Cook County

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... 125 limestone stairs lead to the top of a former toboggan run at Swallow Cliff North ... to Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve and east to Palos Park Preserve.

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Say Good-bye to Swallow Cliff Toboggan Slides

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Oct 4, 2007 - Let me first say that I have never had fun on the Swallow Cliff Toboggan Slides located in Palos Township. A friend of mine broke her back on ...

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