Blackwell Forest Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 732 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83000, -88.18151
Nearest town Warrenville, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Sand Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass White Pine Pond.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Butterfield Road Sidepath, heading S.
  6. 50 ftPass White Pine Pond.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading S.
  9. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Route 59 Path, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miReach White Pine Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading W.
  14. 1.7 miSharp left onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp right onto Butterfield Road Sidepath, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 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 surface

72% gravel28% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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