White Pine Pond–Sand Pond, 3 lakes
5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min
White Pine Pond–Sand Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Blackwell Forest Preserve near Warrenville, IL. The route passes Sand Pond, White Pine Pond and White Pine Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 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
5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 689–732 ft
Out & Back · Blackwell Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.83000, -88.18151
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Sand Pond.
- 50 ftPass White Pine Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Butterfield Road Sidepath, heading S.
- 50 ftPass White Pine Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Route 59 Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach White Pine Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Butterfield Road Sidepath, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 (~13 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sand Pond–White Pine Pond, 4 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- White Pine Pond–Sand Pond, 3 lakes 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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