Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Valley Trail (1.0 mi) & West Branch DuPage River Trail via Southern Dupage Regional Trail

16 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Valley Trail (1.0 mi) & West Branch DuPage River Trail via Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Bayberry Ridge, IL. It climbs 298 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 778 ft17.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72878, -88.02401
Nearest town Bayberry Ridge, IL

Directions

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Valley Trail (1.0 mi) & West Branch DuPage River Trail via Southern Dupage Regional Trail

16 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Elevation 644–778 ft

Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.72878, -88.02401

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

Transit-accessible: Janes & 83rd Street stop 231 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 2.3 miTurn right onto Greene Trail, heading N.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail (1.0 mi), heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Greene Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
  19. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 1.3 miTurn right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading W.
  21. 1 miReach Valley Trail (1.0 mi), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 1 miTurn left onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading SE.
  23. 2.9 miBear right onto Greene Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.9 miTurn right onto Valley Trail (1.0 mi), heading SE.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greene Trail, heading SE.
  29. 2.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 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

38% paved19% gravel10% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 4:13 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Janes & 83rd Street stop 231 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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