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Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve

North Central DuPage Regional Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 12 min

North Central DuPage Regional Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve near Bartlett, IL. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 797 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.97183, -88.18420
Nearest town Bartlett, IL
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North Central DuPage Regional Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 745–797 ft

Out & Back · Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.97183, -88.18420

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 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/north-central-dupage-regional-trail-out-back-6-km-866c

Trail surface

23% gravel9% dirt6% paved62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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