The Lagoon & Salt Creek Greenway Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min
The Lagoon & Salt Creek Greenway Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in York Woods Forest Preserve near Mammoth Springs, IL. The route reaches The Lagoon. 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
5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 650–674 ft
Out & Back · York Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.85741, -87.93116
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: York & Wood Glen stop 241 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Salt Creek Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miPass The Lagoon.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miReach The Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: York & Wood Glen stop 241 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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