R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve
The Dells–Green Trail, 4 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 59 min
The Dells–Green Trail, 4 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve near Hickory Creek, IL. The route reaches The Dells. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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The Dells–Green Trail, 4 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 741–869 ft
Out & Back · R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Green Trail · 42.21451, -89.17439
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftPass The Dells.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach The Dells, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bridge Loop, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Green Trail Trailhead
- Bridge Loop & Green Trail via Red Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- The Dells–Green Trail, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Bluff Loop–Green Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Black Trail–Blue Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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