AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Green Bay Trail

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Green Bay Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Winnetka, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 673 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10459, -87.73201
Nearest town Winnetka, IL
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Green Bay Trail

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 650–674 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.10459, -87.73201

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Green Bay & Oak stop 54 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Green Bay Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Killian Court, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Bay Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.7 miReach Green Bay Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Killian Court, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Bay Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 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/green-bay-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

90% paved7% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Green Bay & Oak stop 54 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Winnetka, Illinois