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Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Greene Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Greene Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Bayberry Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 778 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72884, -88.02777
Nearest town Bayberry Ridge, IL
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Greene Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 644–778 ft

Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.72884, -88.02777

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 2.3 miTurn right onto Greene Trail, heading N.
  10. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 2.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 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-9-km-2195

Trail surface

71% paved13% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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