Oak Spur Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Oak Spur Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Welco Corners, IL. It climbs 304 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak Spur Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 593–778 ft
Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.67975, -88.03122
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Oak Spur Trail, heading N.
- 1 miReach Veterans Memorial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Greene Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~131 min). Leave by 4:22 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Tear-Thumb Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail via Main Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Centennial Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Veterans Memorial Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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