Southern Dupage Regional Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Woodridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Southern Dupage Regional Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 649–771 ft
Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.76204, -88.06251
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Hobson stop 615 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Hobson stop 615 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Des Plaines River Scenic Overlook–Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, 3 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Valley Trail (1.0 mi) via Greene Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Greene Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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