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Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve

East Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 10 min

East Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve near Munger, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 820 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95699, -88.20575
Nearest town Munger, IL
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East Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 754–820 ft

Out & Back · Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.95699, -88.20575

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftBear right onto East Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftTurn left onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 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/east-trail-out-back-10-km-8a52

Trail surface

21% paved79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.

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