R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve
Blue Trail–Bluff Loop Loop, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Blue Trail–Bluff Loop Loop, 6 sights is a 5-mile loop in R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve near Westfield Corners, IL. It climbs 289 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blue Trail–Bluff Loop Loop, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 733–869 ft
Loop · 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.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Black Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Hall Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bluff Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Bridge Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 7:40 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
- Black Trail–Green Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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