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Camp Shabbona Woods

Green Lake & Burnham Greenway Red Paved Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Green Lake & Burnham Greenway Red Paved Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Camp Shabbona Woods near Schrum, IL. The route reaches Green Lake. 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 mi587 – 607 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Burnham Greenway Red Paved Trail 41.60126, -87.55215
Nearest town Schrum, IL
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Green Lake & Burnham Greenway Red Paved Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 586–606 ft

Out & Back · Camp Shabbona Woods

Trailhead: Burnham Greenway Red Paved Trail · 41.60126, -87.55215

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 95% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: River Oaks Drive & River Oaks Mall Entrance East stop 14 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Burnham Greenway Red Paved Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Green Lake.
  3. 2.1 miReach Green Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2 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/green-lake-burnham-greenway-red-paved-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

RainTemperature 69°F61°
Precip95%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 68% rain1 AM: 61% rain2 AM: 94% rain3 AM: 93% rain4 AM: 94% rain5 AM: 92% rain6 AM: 95% rain7 AM: 75% rain8 AM: 71% rain9 AM: 71% rain10 AM: 33% rain11 AM: 26% rain12 PM: 40% rain1 PM: 66% rain2 PM: 70% rain3 PM: 57% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 30% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 62°56° 26%
Tue 63°52°
Wed 63°59°
Thu 65°59°
Fri 69°57°
Sat 64°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: River Oaks Drive & River Oaks Mall Entrance East stop 14 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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