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Park No. 566 (USX)

Rainbow Beach Park

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Rainbow Beach Park is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Park No. 566 (USX) near Green Bay, IL. The route reaches Rainbow Beach Park at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 600 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74117, -87.54003
Nearest town Green Bay, IL
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Rainbow Beach Park

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 590–601 ft

Out & Back · Park No. 566 (USX)

Trailhead: 41.74117, -87.54003

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: 87th Street & Buffalo stop 568 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach Rainbow Beach Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 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/rainbow-beach-park-rainbow-beach-park-out-back-4-km-6e1b

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 87th Street & Buffalo stop 568 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Green Bay, Illinois