Greene Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Greene Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Darien, IL. It is mostly level, with 84 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
10.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 644–778 ft
Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.72139, -88.00736
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 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.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Centennial Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Greene Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Bruce Lake & Plainfield Road Walking Path 10.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Main Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Lake Harriet & Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Main Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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