White Oak Trail (2.7 mi)
7.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr 34 min
White Oak Trail (2.7 mi) is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Walnut Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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White Oak Trail (2.7 mi)
7.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 653–771 ft
Out & Back · Greene Valley 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Greene Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto White Oak Trail (2.7 mi), heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach White Oak Trail (2.7 mi), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Greene Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 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
- West Branch DuPage River Trail via Southern Dupage Regional Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 83 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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