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Mallard Lake Forest Preserve

North Central DuPage Regional Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 55 min

North Central DuPage Regional Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Mallard Lake Forest Preserve near Schick, IL. It climbs 288 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 942 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95696, -88.14549
Nearest town Schick, IL
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North Central DuPage Regional Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 55 min

Elevation 777–943 ft

Out & Back · Mallard Lake Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.95696, -88.14549

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miArrive 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/north-central-dupage-regional-trail-out-back-4-km-af88

Trail surface

26% gravel12% paved62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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