Hammel Woods Forest Preserve & Black Road Trail Connector via Rock Run Greenway
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Hammel Woods Forest Preserve & Black Road Trail Connector via Rock Run Greenway is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Wexford East, IL. The route reaches Hammel Woods Forest Preserve at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hammel Woods Forest Preserve & Black Road Trail Connector via Rock Run Greenway
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 574–600 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Run Greenway · 41.55095, -88.15563
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Run Greenway, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Black Road Trail Connector, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Hammel Woods Forest Preserve.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto DuPage River Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Hammel Woods Forest Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Black Road Trail Connector, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rock Run Greenway, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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