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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Orange Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bridge Loop & Orange Trail 4 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Blue Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Bluff Loop & Orange Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- The Dells–Blue Trail, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Black Trail–Blue Trail, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Bluff Loop–Orange Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 216 ft
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