Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve
Green Lake via Salt Creek Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Green Lake via Salt Creek Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve near Addison, IL. The route reaches Green Lake. It is mostly level, with 26 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
7.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 663–710 ft
Out & Back · Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.94908, -88.00259
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Salt Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miPass Green Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Greenway, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Green Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Green Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Salt Creek Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 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 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Salt Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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