Sand Pond–White Pine Pond, 4 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Sand Pond–White Pine Pond, 4 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Blackwell Forest Preserve near Warrenville, IL. The route passes Sand Pond and White Pine Pond. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi699 – 735 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83000, -88.18151
Nearest town Warrenville, IL
Directions
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Sand Pond–White Pine Pond, 4 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 698–736 ft
Out & Back · Blackwell Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.83000, -88.18151
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Sand Pond.
- 50 ftPass White Pine Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Bobolink Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Nighthawk Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Sand Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bobolink Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
99% gravel1% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- White Pine Pond–Sand Pond, 3 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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