AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Spring Creek Greenway & Veterans Memorial Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 90 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Spring Creek Greenway & Veterans Memorial Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Colonial Acres, IL. It is mostly level, with 90 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 732 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57508, -87.99478
Nearest town Colonial Acres, IL
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Spring Creek Greenway & Veterans Memorial Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 90 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 633–730 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.57508, -87.99478

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right onto Spring Creek Greenway, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miReach Veterans Memorial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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-8-km-c27d

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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