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Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail & Valley Trail (1.0 mi) via Greene Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail & Valley Trail (1.0 mi) via Greene Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Walnut Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 771 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75542, -88.10599
Nearest town Walnut Ridge, IL
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Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail & Valley Trail (1.0 mi) via Greene Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 644–771 ft

Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.75542, -88.10599

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 61°F / low 55° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading E.
  3. 2.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 1.5 miTurn right onto Greene Trail, heading N.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail (1.0 mi), heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Greene Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
  20. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 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/hawthorne-hill-woods-trail-valley-trail-1-0-mi-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

43% paved24% gravel12% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 61°F55°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity88%
Rained 3.5″ 2 days ago (6.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Wed 62°57°
Thu 70°58°
Fri 64°57°
Sat 60°57°
Sun 58°55°
Mon 71°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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