Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

Southern Dupage Regional Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Pioneer Park Forest Preserve near Country View Estates, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 705 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Southern Dupage Regional Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 652–706 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. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2 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

61% paved39% 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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