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McDowell Grove Forest Preserve

Boneset Trail via West Branch DuPage River Trail

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Boneset Trail via West Branch DuPage River Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Grove Forest Preserve near Warrenville, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 702 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79942, -88.17567
Nearest town Warrenville, IL
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Boneset Trail via West Branch DuPage River Trail

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 672–702 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Grove Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.79942, -88.17567

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Black Walnut Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Boneset Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miReach Boneset Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Boneset Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Black Walnut Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boneset-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

40% grass35% paved25% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 11 min before dark.

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