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Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Southern Dupage Regional Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Walnut Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 771 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Southern Dupage Regional Trail 41.75349, -88.11562
Nearest town Walnut Ridge, IL
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Southern Dupage Regional Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 649–771 ft

Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Southern Dupage Regional Trail · 41.75349, -88.11562

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/southern-dupage-regional-trail-out-back-11-km-0950

Trail surface

40% paved14% dirt3% gravel43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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