Rock Run Greenway
8.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Rock Run Greenway is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Fairway Estates, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rock Run Greenway
8.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 571–619 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.51482, -88.15036
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Transit-accessible: McDonough & Caterpillar stop 353 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rock Run Greenway, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: McDonough & Caterpillar stop 353 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rock Run Greenway 8.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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- Rock Run Greenway 5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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