Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

Southern Dupage Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Pioneer Park Forest Preserve near Woodridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 771 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75755, -88.08181
Nearest town Woodridge, IL

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Southern Dupage Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 650–771 ft

Out & Back · Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.75755, -88.08181

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 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

6% paved1% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead