Greene Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Greene Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Stonegate, IL. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Greene Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 644–778 ft
Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.70378, -88.00659
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Greene Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Whalon Lake & Oak Spur Trail via DuPage River Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Greene Trail 10.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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- Greene Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Greene Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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