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Springbrook Prairie

Southern Dupage Regional Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Springbrook Prairie near Winchester Place, 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 mi666 – 705 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Southern Dupage Regional Trail 41.74866, -88.13028
Nearest town Winchester Place, IL
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Southern Dupage Regional Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 666–706 ft

Out & Back · Springbrook Prairie

Trailhead: Southern Dupage Regional Trail · 41.74866, -88.13028

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/southern-dupage-regional-trail-out-back-6-km-c520

Trail surface

56% paved44% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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