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.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 600 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Run Greenway 41.55095, -88.15563
Nearest town Wexford East, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Rock Run Greenway, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Black Road Trail Connector, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miPass Hammel Woods Forest Preserve.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto DuPage River Trail, heading W.
  7. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftReach Hammel Woods Forest Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 400 ftTurn right onto Black Road Trail Connector, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rock Run Greenway, heading E.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

29% paved1% other70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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