1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading SW.
6. 0.8 miTurn left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading S.
7. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
10. 2.7 miSharp right onto Great Western Trail, heading SE.
11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading W.
12. 0.3 miReach West Branch DuPage River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading E.
14. 0.4 miSharp left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading E.
15. 4.2 miTurn right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading N.
16. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
19. 0.8 miArrive 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/west-branch-dupage-river-trail-out-back-24-km-441f