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Joliet Junior College Lake via Rock Run Greenway

4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Joliet Junior College Lake via Rock Run Greenway is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Fairway Estates, IL. The route reaches Joliet Junior College Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 620 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51482, -88.15036
Nearest town Fairway Estates, IL
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Joliet Junior College Lake via Rock Run Greenway

4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 556–619 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.51482, -88.15036

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: McDonough & Caterpillar stop 353 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Run Greenway, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1 miReach Joliet Junior College Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/joliet-junior-college-lake-joliet-junior-college-lake-out-back-7-km-a4fc

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: McDonough & Caterpillar stop 353 m from the trailhead

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