Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve
Green Lake via Salt Creek Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Green Lake via Salt Creek Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve near Addison, IL. The route reaches Green Lake. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Green Lake via Salt Creek Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 666–695 ft
Out & Back · Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.94542, -87.97882
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miPass Green Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Greenway, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Green Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Green Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Salt Creek Greenway, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Salt Creek Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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