Rock Run Greenway
8.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Rock Run Greenway is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Shorewood Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi522 – 620 ft9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50705, -88.20444
Nearest town Shorewood Park, IL
Directions
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Rock Run Greenway
8.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 521–621 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.50705, -88.20444
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Rock Run Greenway, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Rock Run Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rock Run Greenway, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
24% dirt18% paved58% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 0 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Junction Lock & Brandon Road Lock via Illinois & Michigan Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Rock Run Greenway 8.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Rock Run Greenway Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 161 ft
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