Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
Night Heron Viewpoint & Night Heron Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Night Heron Viewpoint & Night Heron Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve near Oak Brook, IL. The route reaches Night Heron Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Night Heron Viewpoint & Night Heron Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 644–688 ft
Out & Back · Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.84180, -87.93227
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & York stop 667 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Night Heron Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rainbow Bridge, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Night Heron Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Riverbend Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Night Heron Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Night Heron Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Riverbend Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Night Heron Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rainbow Bridge, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Night Heron Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & York stop 667 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Salt Creek Bicycle Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Salt Creek Bicycle Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Salt Creek Bicycle Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Salt Creek Bicycle Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Salt Creek Bicycle Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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