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Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Riverbend Viewpoint & Night Heron Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Riverbend Viewpoint & Night Heron Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve near Oak Brook, IL. The route reaches Riverbend Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 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 mi643 – 686 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83294, -87.93098
Nearest town Oak Brook, IL
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Riverbend Viewpoint & Night Heron Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 642–686 ft

Out & Back · Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.83294, -87.93098

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Rainbow Bridge, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Night Heron Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Monarch Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Riverbend Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftReach Riverbend Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Flat Bridge, heading NE.
  13. 300 ftTurn left onto Night Heron Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 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/riverbend-viewpoint-night-heron-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

56% gravel2% boardwalk42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Oak Brook, Illinois