Woodland Trail via Illinois & Michigan Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Woodland Trail via Illinois & Michigan Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Rock Run Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Woodland Trail via Illinois & Michigan Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 518–534 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.47116, -88.18090
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Fitness Loop, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Woodland Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Run Greenway, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Rock Run Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftReach Woodland Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Rock Run Greenway, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Woodland Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Fitness Loop, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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