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Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Lake Harriet & Valley Trail (1.0 mi) via Greene Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Lake Harriet & Valley Trail (1.0 mi) via Greene Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Woodridge, IL. The route reaches Lake Harriet. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 758 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76493, -88.04826
Nearest town Woodridge, IL
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Lake Harriet & Valley Trail (1.0 mi) via Greene Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 644–758 ft

Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.76493, -88.04826

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Janeswood stop 472 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miPass Lake Harriet.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miSharp left onto Greene Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right onto Valley Trail (1.0 mi), heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greene Trail, heading S.
  18. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 450 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/lake-harriet-valley-trail-1-0-mi-out-back

Trail surface

60% paved25% gravel5% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Janeswood stop 472 m from the trailhead

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