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.
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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
- Start on Salt Creek Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 1 miReach The Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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