AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sugar River Forest Preserve

Green Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 56 min

Green Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Sugar River Forest Preserve near Shirland, IL. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 820 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46408, -89.23557
Nearest town Shirland, IL
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Green Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 56 min

Elevation 734–822 ft

Out & Back · Sugar River Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.46408, -89.23557

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miReach Green Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftArrive 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-trail-out-back-4-km-597c

Trail surface

98% grass2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:28 PM.

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