Chicago Portage National Historic Site
Cermak Quarry & Salt Creek Greenway Black Paved Trail
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Cermak Quarry & Salt Creek Greenway Black Paved Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Chicago Portage National Historic Site near Forest View, IL. The route reaches Cermak Quarry at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cermak Quarry & Salt Creek Greenway Black Paved Trail
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 586–608 ft
Out & Back · Chicago Portage National Historic Site
Trailhead: 41.80516, -87.80264
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: 4800 S Harlem Ave stop 167 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Greenway Black Paved Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Salt Creek Greenway Black Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Salt Creek Greenway Black Paved Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Cermak Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Salt Creek Greenway Black Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Salt Creek Greenway Black Paved Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 4800 S Harlem Ave stop 167 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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