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Robert O Cook Memorial Arboretum

JSOL Green (Lower) Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 49 min

JSOL Green (Lower) Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Robert O Cook Memorial Arboretum near Janesville, WI. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 1,001 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.70097, -89.07183
Nearest town Janesville, WI
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JSOL Green (Lower) Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 49 min

Elevation 835–1,001 ft

Out & Back · Robert O Cook Memorial Arboretum

Trailhead: 42.70097, -89.07183

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto JSOL Green (Lower) Trail, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto JSOL Main Trail, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto JSOL East West Shortcut (Dark Green) Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto JSOL Green (Lower) Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miReach JSOL Green (Lower) Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto JSOL East West Shortcut (Dark Green) Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto JSOL Main Trail, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto JSOL Green (Lower) Trail, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jsol-green-lower-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

51% dirt3% grass46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 8 min before dark.

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