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Danada Forest Preserve

Rice Lake via Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Rice Lake via Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Danada Forest Preserve near Lisle, IL. The route reaches Rice Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 768 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81663, -88.11254
Nearest town Lisle, IL
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Rice Lake via Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 726–768 ft

Out & Back · Danada Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.81663, -88.11254

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

Transit-accessible: Naperville & Bellinger stop 22 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miReach Rice Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 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/rice-lake-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

38% gravel62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Naperville & Bellinger stop 22 m from the trailhead

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