Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail & Meadowlark Trail via North Central DuPage Regional Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail & Meadowlark Trail via North Central DuPage Regional Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve near Keeneyville, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail & Meadowlark Trail via North Central DuPage Regional Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 744–816 ft
Out & Back · Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.97748, -88.13207
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Meadowlark Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Meadowlark Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftArrive 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 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mallard Lake–Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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