Valley Trail (1.0 mi) via Greene Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Valley Trail (1.0 mi) via Greene Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Woodridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi650 – 728 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76204, -88.06251
Nearest town Woodridge, IL
Directions
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Valley Trail (1.0 mi) via Greene Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 649–727 ft
Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.76204, -88.06251
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Hobson stop 615 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Greene Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Valley Trail (1.0 mi), heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Greene Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Valley Trail (1.0 mi), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail (1.0 mi), heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Greene Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn 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.
Trail surface
60% gravel22% paved15% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Hobson stop 615 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Des Plaines River Scenic Overlook–Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, 3 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Greene Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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