Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

Bluebird Trail & Meadowlark Trail via Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Bluebird Trail & Meadowlark Trail via Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Herrick Lake Forest Preserve near Warrenville, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 787 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82832, -88.13538
Nearest town Warrenville, IL

Directions

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Bluebird Trail & Meadowlark Trail via Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 737–787 ft

Out & Back · Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.82832, -88.13538

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bluebird Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miReach Meadowlark Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

84% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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