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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.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 771 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83151, -88.14764
Nearest town Warrenville, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto St. James Farm Bike Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 300 ftPass East Pond.
  8. 50 ftPass Front Pond.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miPass Wood Duck Pond.
  11. 150 ftReach Front Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SE.
  17. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 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.

Trail surface

52% gravel48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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