R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve
Black Trail–Green Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Black Trail–Green Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve near Westfield Corners, IL. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Black Trail–Green Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 741–869 ft
Out & Back · R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Bridge Loop · 42.20093, -89.19411
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bridge Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bridge Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Green Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Black Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bridge Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bridge Loop Trailhead
- The Dells–Orange Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Blue Trail–Bluff Loop Loop, 6 sights 5 mi · ▲ 289 ft
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