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Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Greene Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Greene Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Darien, IL. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 778 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71857, -88.00961
Nearest town Darien, IL
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Greene Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 644–778 ft

Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.71857, -88.00961

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 50 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/greene-trail-out-back-16-km-b8a5

Trail surface

77% paved6% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 7 min before dark.

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