AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rock Run Greenway

5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Rock Run Greenway is a 5.4-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.

Elevation

0 mi571 – 620 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51482, -88.15036
Nearest town Fairway Estates, IL
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Rock Run Greenway

5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 571–619 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.51482, -88.15036

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: McDonough & Caterpillar stop 353 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Rock Run Greenway, heading N.
  3. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miArrive 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/rock-run-greenway-out-back-7-km-87e0

Trail surface

1% boardwalk99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: McDonough & Caterpillar stop 353 m from the trailhead

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