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Community Park

Great Western Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Great Western Trail is a 9.3-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 mi732 – 794 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

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

9.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 731–793 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. 4.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 4.4 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-15-km-9d93

Trail surface

91% gravel6% paved3% 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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