Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

Southern Dupage Regional Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Pioneer Park Forest Preserve near Old Sawmill, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 699 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74383, -88.14728
Nearest town Old Sawmill, IL

Directions

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Southern Dupage Regional Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Elevation 657–699 ft

Out & Back · Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.74383, -88.14728

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  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

65% gravel33% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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