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.

Elevation

0 mi518 – 535 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47116, -88.18090
Nearest town Rock Run Park, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Fitness Loop, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Woodland Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading N.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Run Greenway, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Rock Run Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftReach Woodland Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 500 ftTurn left onto Rock Run Greenway, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1 miTurn left onto Woodland Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto Fitness Loop, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 100 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

87% dirt7% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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