Eggermann Woods Forest Preserve

Southern Dupage Regional Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Eggermann Woods Forest Preserve near Walnut Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 771 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76107, -88.09862
Nearest town Walnut Ridge, IL

Directions

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Southern Dupage Regional Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 650–771 ft

Out & Back · Eggermann Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.76107, -88.09862

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 400 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

11% paved89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 2 min before dark.

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