White Pine Pond–Sand Pond, 4 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 28 min
White Pine Pond–Sand Pond, 4 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Blackwell Forest Preserve near Warrenville, IL. The route passes White Pine Pond and Sand 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, 4 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 689–736 ft
Out & Back · Blackwell Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Batavia Road Sidepath · 41.82578, -88.18399
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Batavia Road Sidepath, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Butterfield Road Sidepath, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass White Pine Pond.
- 150 ftBear left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Sand Pond.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Bobolink Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Nighthawk Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach White Pine Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bobolink Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Butterfield Road Sidepath, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading SW.
- 300 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 (~5 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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