AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Timber Ridge Forest Preserve

West Branch DuPage River Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 25 min

West Branch DuPage River Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Timber Ridge Forest Preserve near Wayne Center, IL. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 784 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93086, -88.17634
Nearest town Wayne Center, IL
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West Branch DuPage River Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 723–786 ft

Out & Back · Timber Ridge Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.93086, -88.17634

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.2 miReach West Branch DuPage River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftArrive 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-7-km-8cb0

Trail surface

92% paved5% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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