North Central DuPage Regional Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min
North Central DuPage Regional Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve near Munger, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 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
5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 745–809 ft
Out & Back · Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.97501, -88.20555
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn 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 N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- West Branch DuPage River Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Mallard Lake–Mallard Lake Trail, 3 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- North Central DuPage Regional Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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