Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

Southern Dupage Regional Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Pioneer Park Forest Preserve near Woodridge, IL. It climbs 295 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 771 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76518, -88.05668
Nearest town Woodridge, IL

Directions

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Southern Dupage Regional Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 649–771 ft

Out & Back · Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.76518, -88.05668

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

Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Hobson stop 44 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 3.8 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 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

30% paved13% dirt2% gravel55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Hobson stop 44 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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