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Community Park

Great Western Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Great Western Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Community Park near Gretna, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 794 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89099, -88.09234
Nearest town Gretna, IL
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Great Western Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 737–793 ft

Out & Back · Community Park

Trailhead: 41.89099, -88.09234

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: 651-699 Grundersen Drive stop 342 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
  4. 3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 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/great-western-trail-out-back-11-km-0f73

Trail surface

88% gravel8% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: 651-699 Grundersen Drive stop 342 m from the trailhead

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