West Branch DuPage River Trail
11.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 49 min
West Branch DuPage River Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in West Branch Forest Preserve near Geneva Road, IL. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Branch DuPage River Trail
11.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 723–786 ft
Out & Back · West Branch Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.90509, -88.15544
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NW.
- 4.2 miReach West Branch DuPage River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 2.7 miBear left onto Great Western Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 14.8 mi · ▲ 87 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 9.9 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- Great Western Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Great Western Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Great Western Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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