Joliet Junior College Lake via Rock Run Greenway
3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Joliet Junior College Lake via Rock Run Greenway is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Oakwood Estates, IL. The route reaches Joliet Junior College Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Joliet Junior College Lake via Rock Run Greenway
3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 551–578 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Run Greenway · 41.51826, -88.16970
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Jefferson & Houbolt stop 389 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Run Greenway, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Joliet Junior College Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Jefferson & Houbolt stop 389 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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