R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve

Green Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Green Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve near Westfield Corners, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 873 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21328, -89.20434
Nearest town Westfield Corners, IL

Directions

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Green Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 806–873 ft

Out & Back · R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.21328, -89.20434

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miReach Orange Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 300 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 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

80% dirt17% grass3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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