AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rock Run Greenway Trail via Illinois & Michigan Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Rock Run Greenway Trail via Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi522 – 541 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50210, -88.11668
Nearest town Rockdale, IL
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Rock Run Greenway Trail via Illinois & Michigan Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 520–540 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.50210, -88.11668

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Moen & Midland stop 369 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading W.
  3. 2.6 miTurn left onto Rock Run Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miReach Rock Run Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading NE.
  6. 2.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 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/junction-lock-brandon-road-lock-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

93% dirt4% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Moen & Midland stop 369 m from the trailhead

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