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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Greene Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail (1.0 mi), heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Greene Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading W.
- 1 miReach Valley Trail (1.0 mi), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 2.9 miBear right onto Greene Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Valley Trail (1.0 mi), heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Greene Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Janes & 83rd Street stop 231 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Main Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Main Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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