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Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

West Branch DuPage River Trail via Southern Dupage Regional Trail

5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 41 min

West Branch DuPage River Trail via Southern Dupage Regional Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Pioneer Park Forest Preserve near Old Sawmill, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 699 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74715, -88.15828
Nearest town Old Sawmill, IL
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West Branch DuPage River Trail via Southern Dupage Regional Trail

5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 652–699 ft

Out & Back · Pioneer Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.74715, -88.15828

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

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1 miReach West Branch DuPage River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 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-9-km-3e30

Trail surface

68% paved31% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

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

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