Illinois trails · Salt Creek Greenway
Salt Creek Greenway
A 2.2-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 15 ft of climbing. Reaches Stonewort Pond and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.2 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Stonewort Pond (lake)
- Green Lake (lake)
- Riverbend Pond (lake)
Getting there
Salt Creek Greenway access. About 23 min drive (13 mi) from Schaumburg. 41.90374, -87.96741 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 6:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.4-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:42 a.m. — 9 h 30 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Busse Forest Trails Red Paved — 8.7 mi
- West Branch DuPage River Trail — 12.0 mi
- Riverwalk — 13.2 mi
- Blue Single Track Trail — 13.6 mi