AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Crab Orchard Greenway

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Crab Orchard Greenway is a 2-mile out-and-back near Crainville, IL. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 486 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.74767, -89.04859
Nearest town Crainville, IL
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Crab Orchard Greenway

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Elevation 446–485 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.74767, -89.04859

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Crab Orchard Greenway, heading W.
  3. 1 miReach Crab Orchard Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 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-3-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Crainville, Illinois