Bruce Lake & Plainfield Road Walking Path
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Bruce Lake & Plainfield Road Walking Path is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Bayberry Ridge, IL. The route reaches Bruce Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bruce Lake & Plainfield Road Walking Path
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 747–778 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73473, -88.03989
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Janes & 83rd Street stop 180 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Plainfield Road Walking Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Bruce Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Janes & 83rd Street stop 180 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail & Valley Trail (1.0 mi) 15.9 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Main Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Main Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Bruce Lake & Plainfield Road Walking Path 5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Main Trail 8.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Hawk Trail (2.6 mi) & Oak Spur Trail 7 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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