Front Pond–Wood Duck Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in St. James Farm Preserve near Warrenville, IL. The route passes East Pond and Front Pond before reaching Wood Duck Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Front Pond–Wood Duck Pond, 3 lakes
3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 744–773 ft
Out & Back · St. James Farm Preserve
Trailhead: 41.83151, -88.14764
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto St. James Farm Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftPass East Pond.
- 50 ftPass Front Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Wood Duck Pond.
- 150 ftReach Front Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- St. James Farm Bike Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wood Duck Pond via Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch 3.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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