Illinois trails · Riverwalk

Riverwalk

A 1.7-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 14 ft of climbing. Reaches Centennial Beach and other beach/lake destinations.

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Length

1.7 mi

Elevation gain

14 ft

Difficulty

Easy

Max grade

Steepest mile

+14 ft

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Paving Stones

Bikes

Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.7 miles.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Centennial Beach (beach)
Quarry Lake (lake)

Getting there

Riverwalk junction — parking nearby, water. About 17 min drive (8 mi) from Aurora. 41.77122, -88.15312 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:35 a.m., the sun rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 6:13 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:41 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.4-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:19 a.m. — 9 h 54 min before sunset.