White Pine Pond–Sand Pond, 3 lakes
16 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 5 hr 22 min
White Pine Pond–Sand Pond, 3 lakes is a 16-mile out-and-back in Blackwell Forest Preserve near Woodland Hills, IL. The route passes White Pine Pond before reaching Sand Pond at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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White Pine Pond–Sand Pond, 3 lakes
16 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Elevation 689–769 ft
Out & Back · Blackwell Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.83126, -88.29414
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading E.
- 5.2 miBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Butterfield Road Sidepath, heading NE.
- 300 ftPass White Pine Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Sand Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftReach White Pine Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Butterfield Road Sidepath, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SW.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading SW.
- 5.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Batavia Road Sidepath & Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 15.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Fox River Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 11.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 11.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 11.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Fox River Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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