Chicago Portage National Historic Site
Salt Creek Greenway Black Paved Trail & Salt Creek Greenway Black Unpaved Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Salt Creek Greenway Black Paved Trail & Salt Creek Greenway Black Unpaved Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Chicago Portage National Historic Site near Lyons, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Salt Creek Greenway Black Paved Trail & Salt Creek Greenway Black Unpaved Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Elevation 586–607 ft
Out & Back · Chicago Portage National Historic Site
Trailhead: 41.81260, -87.80991
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Harlem & 44th Street stop 635 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Greenway Black Paved Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Salt Creek Greenway Black Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Salt Creek Greenway Black Unpaved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Salt Creek Greenway Black Paved Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Harlem & 44th Street stop 635 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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