Hawk Trail (2.6 mi)–Oak Spur Trail, 3 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Hawk Trail (2.6 mi)–Oak Spur Trail, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Woodridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hawk Trail (2.6 mi)–Oak Spur Trail, 3 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 649–746 ft
Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.76518, -88.05668
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Hobson stop 44 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Greene Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Valley Trail (1.0 mi), heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Greene Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Oak Spur Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hawk Trail (2.6 mi), heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Valley Trail (1.0 mi), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Oak Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Greene Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail (1.0 mi), heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Greene Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Hobson stop 44 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail 15.4 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 295 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 295 ft
- Greene Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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