Green Lake via Pennsy Greenway
5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Green Lake via Pennsy Greenway is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Camp Shabbona Woods near Lansing, 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.
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Green Lake via Pennsy Greenway
5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 585–610 ft
Out & Back · Camp Shabbona Woods
Trailhead: Pennsy Greenway · 41.56989, -87.53949
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pennsy Greenway, heading NW.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Burnham Greenway Red Paved Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Green Lake.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Green Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pennsy Greenway, heading E.
- 2.2 miArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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