Rock Run Greenway Trail

Information

The Rock Run Greenway Trail extends 11.29 miles from Crest Hill south through Joliet.

Phone

815-727-8700

Hours

Sunrise-Sunset

News you can use

Rock Run Preserve – Black Road Access closed starting Tuesday, Oct. 29, for a trail asphalt rehab project and remains closed until the project is complete. The preserve's Paul V. Nichols Access will remain open during the work.

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Trail location and access

The Rock Run Greenway Trail travels 11.29 miles from Crest Hill south through Joliet.

The trail may be accessed from the following locations:

  •     Theodore Marsh (Gaylord Road, Crest Hill)
  •     Rock Run Preserve – Paul V. Nichols Access (Essington Road, Joliet)
  •     Rock Run Preserve – Black Road Access (Black Road, Joliet)
  •     Colvin Grove Preserve/Joliet Junior College South Lot (Houbolt Road, Joliet)
  •     Lower Rock Run Preserve – I&M Canal Access (Hollywood Road, Joliet)

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Trail experience and activities

The Rock Run Greenway Trail is a flat, paved linear trail and travels 11.29 miles through Rock Run Preserve's woodland, prairie and wetland. It is ideal for the following activities:

  •     Biking
  •     Hiking/running
  •     In-line skating
  •     Cross-country skiing
  •     Snowshoeing

Trail connections

DuPage River Trail: Street routes in Joliet and Shorewood connect the Rock Run Greenway Trail to the 3.77-mile, linear paved DuPage River Trail at Hammel Woods.

Joliet Junction Trail: The north end of the Rock Run Greenway Trail connects to the 4.36-mile, linear paved Joliet Junction Trail at Theodore Marsh.

I&M Canal State Trail: Street routes in Joliet connect the south end of the Rock Run Greenway Trail to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' crushed limestone I&M Canal State Trail.

Together, the Rock Run Greenway Trail, Joliet Junction Trail and I&M Canal State Trail provide a 16-mile loop trail.