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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.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 787 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82963, -88.13855
Nearest town Warrenville, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miPass Herrick Lake.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Lake Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto Lake Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftSharp left onto Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Meadowlark Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 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.

Trail surface

63% gravel2% paved35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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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