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Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Thunderbird Trail (1.4 mi)

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Thunderbird Trail (1.4 mi) is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Walnut Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 738 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thunderbird Trail (1.4 mi) 41.72746, -88.09535
Nearest town Walnut Woods, IL
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Thunderbird Trail (1.4 mi)

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 722–739 ft

Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Thunderbird Trail (1.4 mi) · 41.72746, -88.09535

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

  1. Start on Thunderbird Trail (1.4 mi), heading W.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Visitor Drive, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Picnic Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miReach Thunderbird Trail (1.4 mi), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Visitor Drive, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Thunderbird Trail (1.4 mi), heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miArrive 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/thunderbird-trail-1-4-mi-out-back

Trail surface

65% grass13% gravel5% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Hikes near Walnut Woods, Illinois