Southern Dupage Regional Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 44 min
Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Pioneer Park Forest Preserve near Walnut Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Southern Dupage Regional Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 44 min
Elevation 650–733 ft
Out & Back · Pioneer Park Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.75430, -88.11156
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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