Wolf Lake & Marquette Greenway via Illiana Marina Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Wolf Lake & Marquette Greenway via Illiana Marina Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Eggers Grove near Ironworkers Addition to South Chicago, IL. The route reaches Wolf Lake. 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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Wolf Lake & Marquette Greenway via Illiana Marina Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 581–594 ft
Out & Back · Eggers Grove
Trailhead: 41.68792, -87.53103
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Avenue C & 112th Street stop 551 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Burnham Greenway Black Paved Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftPass Wolf Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Marquette Greenway, heading N.
- 1.4 miReach Wolf Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Burnham Greenway Black Paved Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avenue C & 112th Street stop 551 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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