AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Spring Creek Greenway & Veterans Memorial Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Spring Creek Greenway & Veterans Memorial Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Gombis, IL. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 735 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spring Creek Greenway 41.56899, -87.97409
Nearest town Gombis, IL
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Spring Creek Greenway & Veterans Memorial Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 653–735 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Spring Creek Greenway · 41.56899, -87.97409

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Spring Creek Greenway, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miSharp right onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.4 miReach Spring Creek Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.4 miSharp left onto Spring Creek Greenway, heading SW.
  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/spring-creek-greenway-veterans-memorial-trail-out-back-11-km-cb8e

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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