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Blackwell Forest Preserve

McKee Marsh & West Branch DuPage River Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

McKee Marsh & West Branch DuPage River Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Blackwell Forest Preserve near Warrenville, IL. The route reaches McKee Marsh. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 725 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83972, -88.18309
Nearest town Warrenville, IL
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McKee Marsh & West Branch DuPage River Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 700–726 ft

Out & Back · Blackwell Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.83972, -88.18309

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miPass McKee Marsh.
  4. 1.1 miReach McKee Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 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/mckee-marsh-west-branch-dupage-river-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

99% gravel1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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