West Branch DuPage River Trail via Southern Dupage Regional Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 16 min
West Branch DuPage River Trail via Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Pioneer Park Forest Preserve near Walnut Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 83 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 via Southern Dupage Regional Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 648–749 ft
Out & Back · Pioneer Park Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.75542, -88.10599
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftReach West Branch DuPage River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Greene Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- White Oak Trail (2.7 mi) 7.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Southern Dupage Regional Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail & Valley Trail (1.0 mi) via Greene Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft
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