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Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Hawk Trail (2.6 mi)–Oak Spur Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Hawk Trail (2.6 mi)–Oak Spur Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Heritage Creek, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 699 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73812, -88.07519
Nearest town Heritage Creek, IL
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Hawk Trail (2.6 mi)–Oak Spur Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 650–699 ft

Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.73812, -88.07519

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Greene Trail, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Valley Trail (1.0 mi), heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greene Trail, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Oak Spur Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Hawk Trail (2.6 mi), heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miReach Valley Trail (1.0 mi), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Oak Spur Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left onto Greene Trail, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail (1.0 mi), heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Greene Trail, heading E.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hawk-trail-2-6-mi-oak-spur-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

62% gravel38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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