Warrenville Grove County Forest Preserve

Butterfield Road Sidepath via West Branch DuPage River Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Butterfield Road Sidepath via West Branch DuPage River Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Warrenville Grove County Forest Preserve near Naperville, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 732 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80110, -88.15719
Nearest town Naperville, IL

Directions

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Butterfield Road Sidepath via West Branch DuPage River Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 682–733 ft

Out & Back · Warrenville Grove County Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.80110, -88.15719

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.9 miSharp left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Butterfield Road Sidepath, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miReach Butterfield Road Sidepath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NE.
  13. 1.9 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 450 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

65% paved34% gravel1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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