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Dan Ryan Woods Preserve

Dan Ryan Woods & Dan Ryan Woods Access Road via Dan Ryan Black Paved Loop Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min

Dan Ryan Woods & Dan Ryan Woods Access Road via Dan Ryan Black Paved Loop Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Dan Ryan Woods Preserve near Forest Hill, IL. The route reaches Dan Ryan Woods. 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 mi617 – 656 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74019, -87.68171
Nearest town Forest Hill, IL
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Dan Ryan Woods & Dan Ryan Woods Access Road via Dan Ryan Black Paved Loop Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min

Elevation 618–655 ft

Out & Back · Dan Ryan Woods Preserve

Trailhead: 41.74019, -87.68171

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Western & 83rd Street stop 319 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Dan Ryan Woods.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dan Ryan Woods Access Road, heading S.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Dan Ryan Black Paved Loop Trail, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dan Ryan Woods Access Road, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Dan Ryan Black Paved Loop Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Major Taylor Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right onto Dan Ryan Woods Access Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 100 ftReach Dan Ryan Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left onto Major Taylor Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Dan Ryan Black Paved Loop Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Dan Ryan Woods Access Road, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dan Ryan Black Paved Loop Trail, heading SE.
  25. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dan Ryan Woods Access Road, heading S.
  26. 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/dan-ryan-woods-dan-ryan-woods-access-road-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

67% paved7% rock26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Western & 83rd Street stop 319 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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