York Woods Forest Preserve

The Lagoon via Salt Creek Greenway Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

The Lagoon via Salt Creek Greenway Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in York Woods Forest Preserve near Yorkfield, IL. The route reaches The Lagoon at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. 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.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 666 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86018, -87.93764
Nearest town Yorkfield, IL

Directions

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The Lagoon via Salt Creek Greenway Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 651–665 ft

Out & Back · York Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.86018, -87.93764

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

Transit-accessible: 1200 York St / Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare stop 737 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Salt Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftReach The Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 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 surface

63% paved37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 1200 York St / Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare stop 737 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead