AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Harry A. & Fanny B. Severson Dells Forest Preserve

The Dells–Blue Trail, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 57 min

The Dells–Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Harry A. & Fanny B. Severson Dells Forest Preserve near Westfield Corners, IL. The route reaches The Dells. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 860 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paved Path 42.21014, -89.20436
Nearest town Westfield Corners, IL
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The Dells–Blue Trail, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 733–861 ft

Out & Back · Harry A. & Fanny B. Severson Dells Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Paved Path · 42.21014, -89.20436

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paved Path, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miPass The Dells.
  6. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  7. 300 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bridge Loop, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Hall Creek Loop, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miReach The Dells, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Bridge Loop, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  18. 300 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 300 ftSharp right onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right onto Paved Path, heading NW.
  23. 350 ftArrive 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/the-dells-blue-trail-out-back-3-sights-9-km

Trail surface

89% dirt6% grass4% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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