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Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Whalon Lake & Oak Spur Trail via DuPage River Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Whalon Lake & Oak Spur Trail via DuPage River Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Stonegate, IL. The route reaches Whalon Lake. It is mostly level, with 242 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 778 ft17.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70378, -88.00659
Nearest town Stonegate, IL
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Whalon Lake & Oak Spur Trail via DuPage River Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 637–778 ft

Out & Back · Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.70378, -88.00659

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Oak Spur Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miPass Whalon Lake.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto DuPage River Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftReach Whalon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 1.2 miBear right onto Oak Spur Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Greene Trail, heading NW.
  19. 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/whalon-lake-oak-spur-trail-out-back-26-km

Trail surface

65% paved29% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.4 mi in (~184 min). Leave by 3:31 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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