Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve
Green Lake–Riverbend Pond, 4 lakes
5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Green Lake–Riverbend Pond, 4 lakes is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve near Addison, IL. The route passes Green Lake, Stonewort Pond and Riverbend Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Green Lake–Riverbend Pond, 4 lakes
5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 664–681 ft
Out & Back · Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.93351, -87.98518
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Addison & Lake stop 304 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Salt Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Green Lake.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Greenway, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Stonewort Pond.
- 0.1 miPass Riverbend Pond.
- 0.8 miReach Green Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Salt Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Addison & Lake stop 304 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Green Lake–Riverbend Pond, 3 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Salt Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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