Greenbelt Forest Preserve

14th Street Bike Path

3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min

14th Street Bike Path is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Greenbelt Forest Preserve near Park City, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 715 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.33691, -87.87021
Nearest town Park City, IL

Directions

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14th Street Bike Path

3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 650–716 ft

Out & Back · Greenbelt Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.33691, -87.87021

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: 14th Street & Green Bay/Pulaski stop 302 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto 14th Street Bike Path, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto 14th Street Bike Path, heading N.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  11. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

30% paved70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 14th Street & Green Bay/Pulaski stop 302 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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