AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Crab Orchard Greenway & Piles Fork Greenway

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Crab Orchard Greenway & Piles Fork Greenway is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Carbondale, IL. 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.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 400 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crab Orchard Greenway 37.72845, -89.19719
Nearest town Carbondale, IL
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Crab Orchard Greenway & Piles Fork Greenway

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 383–401 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Crab Orchard Greenway · 37.72845, -89.19719

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 203 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Crab Orchard Greenway, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Piles Fork Greenway, heading S.
  3. 150 ftReach Crab Orchard Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miBear right onto Crab Orchard Greenway, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crab-orchard-greenway-out-back

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 203 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Carbondale, Illinois