Eldridge Park

The Lagoon & Salt Creek Greenway Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

The Lagoon & Salt Creek Greenway Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Eldridge Park 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: Salt Creek Greenway Trail 41.87575, -87.95545
Nearest town Yorkfield, IL

Directions

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The Lagoon & Salt Creek Greenway Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 650–667 ft

Out & Back · Eldridge Park

Trailhead: Salt Creek Greenway Trail · 41.87575, -87.95545

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 Salt Creek Greenway Trail, heading W.
  2. 1 miReach The Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

77% paved18% gravel5% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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