Herrick Lake–Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile loop in Herrick Lake Forest Preserve near Warrenville, IL. The route reaches Herrick Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Herrick Lake–Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail Loop, 4 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Elevation 745–787 ft
Loop · Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.82963, -88.13855
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Herrick Lake.
- 100 ftBear right onto Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Meadowlark Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bluebird Trail–Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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