Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve
Snapper Pond & Plum Creek Greenway Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Snapper Pond & Plum Creek Greenway Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve near Claus, IL. The route reaches Snapper Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Snapper Pond & Plum Creek Greenway Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 691–742 ft
Out & Back · Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Plum Creek Greenway Trail · 41.39215, -87.61096
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Plum Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Snapper Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Snapper Pond.
- 150 ftBear left onto Plum Creek Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Snapper Pond Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Plum Creek Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miReach Snapper Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Snapper Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Plum Creek Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Snapper Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Plum Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Plum Creek Greenway Trail Trailhead
- Big Hill–Snapper Pond, 3 summits 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Old Oak & Plum Creek Greenway Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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