Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve

Meadowlark Trail & West Branch DuPage River Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Meadowlark Trail & West Branch DuPage River Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve near Schick, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 817 ft15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96541, -88.15020
Nearest town Schick, IL

Directions

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Meadowlark Trail & West Branch DuPage River Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Elevation 720–816 ft

Out & Back · Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.96541, -88.15020

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Meadowlark Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 2.7 miSharp right onto Great Western Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miReach Meadowlark Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading E.
  13. 4.2 miTurn right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading N.
  14. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Meadowlark Trail, heading E.
  16. 1.1 miSharp right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

46% paved37% gravel11% grass6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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