AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Crab Orchard Greenway

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Crab Orchard Greenway is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Carterville, 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 mi410 – 427 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crab Orchard Greenway 37.74562, -89.09223
Nearest town Carterville, IL
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Crab Orchard Greenway

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 410–428 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Crab Orchard Greenway · 37.74562, -89.09223

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Crab Orchard Greenway, heading W.
  2. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Campground Drive, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Crab Orchard Greenway, heading W.
  4. 350 ftReach Crab Orchard Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Campground Drive, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crab Orchard Greenway, heading NW.
  7. 1.3 miArrive 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-4-km-e788

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Carterville, Illinois