Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

Southern Dupage Regional Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Pioneer Park Forest Preserve near Country View Estates, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 705 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74674, -88.16754
Nearest town Country View Estates, IL

Directions

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Southern Dupage Regional Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 657–706 ft

Out & Back · Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.74674, -88.16754

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  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

59% paved41% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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