DuPage River Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min
DuPage River Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Knock Knolls Park near Hickory Oaks, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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DuPage River Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 623–672 ft
Out & Back · Knock Knolls Park
Trailhead: 95th Street Cyclepath · 41.69661, -88.14660
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 95th Street Cyclepath, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto DuPage River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach DuPage River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto 95th Street Cyclepath, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from 95th Street Cyclepath Trailhead
- 95th Street Cyclepath 3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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