North Central DuPage Regional Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 14 min
North Central DuPage Regional Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve near Bartlett, 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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North Central DuPage Regional Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 745–800 ft
Out & Back · Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.97612, -88.18564
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn 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 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Great Western Trail & West Branch DuPage River Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft
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