Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 732 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75430, -88.11156
Nearest town Walnut Ridge, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
  4. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 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

21% paved79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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