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Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve

North Central DuPage Regional Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 35 min

North Central DuPage Regional Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve near Wayne, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 810 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96216, -88.23910
Nearest town Wayne, IL
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North Central DuPage Regional Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 754–811 ft

Out & Back · Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.96216, -88.23910

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto East Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.5 miReach North Central DuPage Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 450 ftBear right onto East Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 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/central-trail-north-central-dupage-regional-trail-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

18% paved82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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