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Wood Ridge Forest Preserve

Centennial Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Centennial Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Wood Ridge Forest Preserve near Darien, IL. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 771 ft12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71976, -88.00772
Nearest town Darien, IL
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Centennial Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 586–770 ft

Out & Back · Wood Ridge Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.71976, -88.00772

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Janes & 83rd Street stop 231 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 1.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left onto Centennial Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.7 miReach Veterans Memorial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 1 miArrive 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/centennial-trail-veterans-memorial-trail-out-back-22-km

Trail surface

68% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Janes & 83rd Street stop 231 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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