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Heritage Park

Kaufman Lake via Greenbelt Bikeway

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Kaufman Lake via Greenbelt Bikeway is a 2-mile out-and-back in Heritage Park near Kenwood, IL. The route reaches Kaufman Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. 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.

Elevation

0 mi728 – 742 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Greenbelt Bikeway 40.13220, -88.28024
Nearest town Kenwood, IL
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Kaufman Lake via Greenbelt Bikeway

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 730–742 ft

Out & Back · Heritage Park

Trailhead: Greenbelt Bikeway · 40.13220, -88.28024

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Illinois Employment Training Center stop 325 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Greenbelt Bikeway, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Greenbelt Bikeway (detour), heading SW.
  3. 100 ftReach Kaufman Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Greenbelt Bikeway, heading N.
  5. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/greenbelt-bikeway-out-back

Trail surface

99% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Illinois Employment Training Center stop 325 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Kenwood, Illinois