Spring Creek Greenway & Veterans Memorial Trail
9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Spring Creek Greenway & Veterans Memorial Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back near Shady Hollow, IL. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spring Creek Greenway & Veterans Memorial Trail
9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 650–760 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.59878, -88.00542
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 62° · precip 95% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Gougar stop 53 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 159th Street Bikeway, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading SE.
- 3.4 miSharp left onto Spring Creek Greenway, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Veterans Memorial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading SW.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 159th Street Bikeway, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Gougar stop 53 m from the trailhead
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- Lake Sedgewick & 159th Street Bikeway 13.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft
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