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St. James Farm Preserve

Front Pond–Wood Duck Pond Loop, 4 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Front Pond–Wood Duck Pond Loop, 4 lakes is a 2-mile loop in St. James Farm Preserve near Warrenville, IL. The route passes East Pond, Front Pond, Wood Duck Pond and Wood Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 774 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83171, -88.15943
Nearest town Warrenville, IL
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Front Pond–Wood Duck Pond Loop, 4 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 745–774 ft

Loop · St. James Farm Preserve

Trailhead: 41.83171, -88.15943

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass East Pond.
  3. 500 ftSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftPass Front Pond.
  6. 400 ftTurn left onto St. James Farm Bike Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miPass Wood Duck Pond.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miPass Wood Duck Pond.
  10. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 350 ftThe loop closes 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/front-pond-loop-5c80

Trail surface

81% gravel1% grass18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Hikes near Warrenville, Illinois