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Schiller Woods South Preserve

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

6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Jerome Huppert Woods & Fullerton Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Schiller Woods South Preserve near Schiller Park, IL. The route passes Fullerton Woods and Jerome Huppert Woods. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 630 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95250, -87.85334
Nearest town Schiller Park, IL
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Jerome Huppert Woods & Fullerton Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved

6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 615–629 ft

Out & Back · Schiller Woods South Preserve

Trailhead: 41.95250, -87.85334

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

Transit-accessible: River Road & Irving Park stop 340 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miPass Fullerton Woods.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miPass Jerome Huppert Woods.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Green Unpaved Spur (South), heading SE.
  10. 450 ftReach Jerome Huppert Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading N.
  13. 1.6 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jerome-huppert-woods-fullerton-woods-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

80% dirt2% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: River Road & Irving Park stop 340 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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