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Fullerton Woods Preserve

Jerome Huppert Woods & Fullerton Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Jerome Huppert Woods & Fullerton Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved is a 5-mile out-and-back in Fullerton Woods Preserve near Melrose Park, IL. The route passes Jerome Huppert Woods and Fullerton Woods. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 633 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90736, -87.85247
Nearest town Melrose Park, IL
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Jerome Huppert Woods & Fullerton Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 614–633 ft

Out & Back · Fullerton Woods Preserve

Trailhead: 41.90736, -87.85247

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: North Ave & 15th Avenue stop 70 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto North Avenue Commuter Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Winston Plaza, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto North Avenue Commuter Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miPass Jerome Huppert Woods.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Bridge Meadow Access Road, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miPass Fullerton Woods.
  12. 1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftReach Jerome Huppert Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 1.4 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved Spur, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Avenue Commuter Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jerome-huppert-woods-fullerton-woods-out-back

Trail surface

58% dirt1% paved41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: North Ave & 15th Avenue stop 70 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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