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Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

West Branch DuPage River Trail

3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min

West Branch DuPage River Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Pioneer Park Forest Preserve near Heritage Knolls, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 692 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Southern Dupage Regional Trail 41.74836, -88.13920
Nearest town Heritage Knolls, IL
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West Branch DuPage River Trail

3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 652–691 ft

Out & Back · Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Southern Dupage Regional Trail · 41.74836, -88.13920

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading N.
  3. 1 miReach West Branch DuPage River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 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-5-km-1a72

Trail surface

76% paved22% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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