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3 Blackwell General Trail Tips Horseback Riders 4 Churchill Woods • Most DuPage County forest preserves • Keep your horse under control at all 5 Cricket Creek are open daily from one hour after times. Racing is strictly prohibited. 6 Danada sunrise until one hour after sunset. • Do not ride in picnic areas, 7 Fullersburg Woods • Leave room on the trail for others to campgrounds, off-leash dog areas, 8 Greene Valley pass. Single file is best for groups on model-craft areas or other areas 9 Hawk Hollow busy days. as posted. 10 Herrick Lake • Dogs are welcome but must be • Refrain from riding on wet or 11 Hidden Lake on leashes less than 10 feet long. muddy trails. Always clean up after your pet. 12 James “Pate” Philip • Only use wheeled carts less than State Park • Always bring water. On longer trips, 4 feet wide. 13 Mallard Lake consider packing snacks, bug spray • Whenever safely possible, please and sunscreen. 14 Maple Grove clean up after your horse. • If there’s snow on the trails, please 15 McDowell Grove do not walk or ride in set ski tracks. Cross-Country Skiers 16 Meacham Grove • Don’t litter. Pack out what you pack in. 17 Oldfield Oaks • Use the outside of the trail for classical • Be aware of wildlife. Remember, you skiing and the inside for freestyle 18 Pratt’s Wayne Woods are a visitor in their habitat. skiing and other trail activities. 19 Springbrook Prairie 20 Spring Creek Reservoir Bikers Dog Sledders St. James Farm 21 • Only ride on designated trails and • Only use carts and sleds less than 22 Timber Ridge travel in a controlled, consistent 4 feet wide. 23 Waterfall Glen manner. Be especially careful around • Remain on the trail and travel in a 24 West Branch curves and in parking lots. controlled, safe manner. West DuPage Woods • Always ride single file on the right 25 Information • Use wheeled training carts only 26 Wood Dale Grove side of the trail. When passing, alert on trails that are also designated Parking visitors ahead with a polite call of for bicycles. 27 York Woods “passing on your left.” 28 DuPage Forest Preserves • When snow conditions allow, use Water • Be careful around horses, which may sleds only on select trails at Blackwell startle easily. Give them ample room. and Greene Valley forest preserves. Restrooms Do not pass horses on bridges. ACCESSIBILITYPicnic Shelter The Forest Preserve District is committed toMinishelter making its facilities Symbol Key accessible Picnicto all Areavisitors. If you have accessibility needs or Information # Mile Marker Canoe Launch concerns, callBench the District’s ADA coordinator at 630-933-7683 or Parking Observation Area Boat Launch TTY 800-526-0857Guard Residence at least 48 hours before your visit. Water Hiking Dam Mile Marker Restrooms Biking Off-Leash Dog Area Observation Area Picnic Shelter Cross-Country Skiing Camping EMERGENCIESHiking Minishelter Horseback Riding Snow Tubing CALLBiking 911 For nonemergency public safety Picnic Area Horse Jumping Model Airfield issues, call Cross-CountryLaw Enforcement Skiing at 630-933-7240. Help us keep the Bench Fishing Model-Boating Area forest preservesHorseback safe. RidingReport any emergencies or violations. Guard Residence Archery Orienteering Course Horse Jumping

Fishing The information in this guide is subject to change. 2 Archery

Canoe Launch

Boat Launch

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Off-Leash Dog Area

Camping

Snow Tubing

Model Airfield

Model-Boating Area

Orienteering Course WARRENVILLE The main entrance is on the north side blackwell of Butterfield Road (Route 56) 0.25 mile west of Winfield Road and 1 mile east of Route 59. Parking is also available on Mack Road east of Route 59.

Gary’s Mill Rd. THINGS TO KNOW

Leased • Link in West Branch DuPage River Wilson St. Area Trail

Kress Creek • Connects to Illinois Prairie Path- Joliet St. Purnell Rd. Aurora Branch Sanctuary Pond • Panoramic views from Mount Hoy • Horse-trailer parking at McKee Marsh lot only Nighthawk Trail • Horses not allowed on Egret Trail or Catbird Trail in developed areas • Boat, kayak, canoe and paddleboat

rentals on Silver Lake

DuPage River Trail River DuPage DuPage River Trail River DuPage West Branch Branch West West Branch Branch West • Forest Preserve District permits McKee Marsh required to use archery range and off-

Bobolink Trail leash dog area and to launch private watercraft on Silver Lake

Maintenance Complex

Mack Rd.

DuPageWest River Branch Trail Youth-Group CampgorundCampground

Prairie Egret Trail ST. JAMES Tree FARM

Nursery Williams Rd. Nursery FOREST PRESERVE Forest View Dr. Spring Brook FamilyFamly Winfield Rd. Campground North Shelter

East Shelter Trail Key Maintenance Silver Complex Lake Snow Tube & Snowshoe Boat Rentals Rentals

Hawthorn West Branch 4.0 miles limestone West Shelter Grove Mount DuPage River Hoy Bobolink 1.3 miles limestone West Branch South Shelter Catbird 0.8 mile turf DuPage River

Nighthawk 0.4 mile limestone Sand Pond . Urban Rd

Stream eld C C White fi Research er Cenacle 0.6 mile limestone e Pine tt n Center Bu a Pond c Link Batavia Rd.l e

Tr ail Illinois WARRENVILLEPrairie Path-Aurora Branch GROVE FOREST Egret 0.6 mile turf PRESERVE

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GLEN ELLYN THINGS TO KNOW The two main entrances are on the • Link to Great Western Trail south side of St. Charles Road 0.1 mile • Civilian Conservation Corps-developed islands and 0.25 mile west of I-355. Another • Bikes, horses and pets required to stay on Regional Trail through 60-acre state- lot is on the north side of Crescent designated Churchill Prairie Nature Preserve Boulevard 0.25 mile west of I-355. • Underpass near maintenance center connecting north and south sides of St. Charles Road

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ADDISON The main entrance is on the north side of Fullerton Avenue; a second entrance is on Frontage Road.

THINGS TO KNOW • Link in Salt Creek Greenway Trail • Forest Preserve District permit required to use model boats on Lake St. Riverbend Pond Salt Creek Greenway Trail

Salt Creek

Villa Ave.

Loop Trail ComEd Right of Way Sunrise Rd.

Central Ave. Fullerton Ave.

Krage Dr. Green Lake Trail

Green Lake

Trail Key Rd. Frontage

Stonewort Salt Creek Greenway 2.4 miles limestone Pond Stonewort Pond Trail Loop 0.4 mile limestone Green Lake 0.4 mile turf

Stonewort Pond 0.2 mile limestone Riverbend Pond Riverbend Pond 0.3 mile limestone Riverbend Pond Trail Link

North Ave. SALT CREEK GREENWAY FOREST PRESERVE

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WHEATON THINGS TO KNOW Entrances are on the east and west sides • Part of Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail, a U.S.-designated National Recreation of Naperville Road 1 mile south of Trail Butterfield Road (Route 56) and 0.75 • Danada Equestrian Center with grazing horses and Kentucky-style barn open daily mile north of I-88. • Prairie-style stone council ring and seating area west of Naperville Road • Bikes and horses not allowed on Nature Trail or in the Danada House Visitor Gardens

Butterfield Rd. 0.0 Model Farm

Danada – Herrick Lake Danada-Herrick Lake Rice Lake

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Navistar Dr. Danada-Herrick 2.8 miles limestone Lake Regional Link

Nature 0.8 mile limestone

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OAK BROOK THINGS TO KNOW The main entrance is on Spring Road 0.5 mile south of 31st Street and 0.5 mile north • Benches with picturesque views of of York Road. Parking is also available at York and Spring roads. Salt Creek • Civilian Conservation Corps- constructed bridges and visitor center • Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center open Monday – Saturday I-88 Central DuPage Bikeway 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sundays 31st St./Oak Brook Rd. 1 – 5 p.m., except select holidays • Graue Mill and Museum, Graue House and Fuller House • Horses allowed on Night Heron Trail Salt Creek only

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2.0 Salt Creek Old Mill Rd. Night Heron 2.3 miles limestone York Rd. Link

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dupageforest.org 7 NAPERVILLE There are two entrances on Greene Road: 0.25 mile south of greene valley Hobson Road on the east and 0.25 mile south of 79th Street on the west. There’s also an entrance on the south side of 79th Street west of Greene Road. THINGS TO KNOW • Link in Southern DuPage Regional and East Branch DuPage Hobson Rd. River trails Southern DuPage County • Historic Greene Barn and Oak Cottage Regional Trail – Main Stem

• Horses not allowed in picnic areas or the campground or on Oak Cottage 71st St. Hawk or Caruso trails Greene Barn • Forest Preserve District permits required to use off-leash dog area East West Shelter and model airfield Shelter

Trail Key

Southern DuPage 2.3 miles limestone Regional Rd. Greene ComEd Right of Way East Branch 2.7 miles limestone DuPage River 75th St. East Branch DuPage River

East Branch DuPage River White Oak 2.7 miles limestone ValleyValley TrailTrail Valley 1.0 mile limestone Thunderbird 1.4 miles turf DuPage River Trail River DuPage

East Branch East Kestrel 0.3 mile limestone

Link County DuPage Southern

Greene Valley Spur Valley Greene

Regional Trail – – Trail Regional

White Oak Trail White Oak Trail Crabtree Creek 79th St. Hawk 2.6 miles limestone

AndersonAnderson Creek Creek Valley Trail Caruso 0.8 mile mixed

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YG G C Elevation 874ft Youth-Group Campground Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. CarusoCaruso Trail Trail Trail Saturdays and Sundays Thunderbird Trail Thunderbird May through October

Wehrli Rd. Wehrli S

Hawk Trail 87th St. Paxson Dr.

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BARTLETT THINGS TO KNOW The forest preserve is roughly bordered by Stearns, County Farm, Army Trail and • Link in North Central DuPage Bartlett roads. Parking for the off-leash dog area is on Bittersweet Drive, which is off Regional and West Branch DuPage Stearns Road 0.8 mile west of County Farm Road. River trails • Forest Preserve District permit required to use off-leash dog area

Stearns Rd. Chippendale Dr.

Luther Bartlett Creek

Bittersweet Dr.

North Central DuPage Regional Trail MALLARD LAKE West Branch DuPage River FOREST PRESERVE

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WHEATON THINGS TO KNOW The main entrance is on the south side • Part of Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail, a U.S.-designated National Recreation of Butterfield Road (Route 56) roughly 2 Trail miles west of Naperville Road. A second • Link to Illinois Prairie Path-Aurora Branch parking lot is on the east side of Herrick • Civilian Conservation Corps-built shelter Road 0.25 mile south of Butterfield Road. • Boat, canoe and kayak rentals weekends Memorial Day through Labor Day • Horse-trailer parking at Herrick Road lot only • Horses not allowed in picnic areas, near the youth-group cabin or on the Lake Trail

Illinois Prairie Path- Aurora Branch 5.5 Danada-Herrick Lake 5.0 Regional Trail West Youth-Group Picnic Boat Rentals Cabin Area East Shelter

West Lake ST. JAMES Shelter Herrick Trail Lake FARM Lake FOREST S STrail PRESERVE South Shelter Meadowlark

4.5 Trail Danada-Herrick Lake DANADA Regional Trail FOREST PRESERVE

4.0 3.0 Galusha Rd. Danada-Herrick Lake Bluebird Trail Regional Trail

Herrick Rd. Green Heron Trail 3.5 Trail Key

Herrick Marsh Danada-Herrick 2.7 miles limestone Lake Regional Green Heron 1.9 miles limestone Leased Area Meadowlark 1.0 mile limestone Bluebird 0.4 mile limestone Link Warrenville Rd.

Lake 0.8 mile limestone Washington St.

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DOWNERS GROVE THINGS TO KNOW The entrance is on the east side of Route • Popular weekday lunchtime destination 53 just south of Butterfield Road (Route • Forest Preserve District permit required to launch private watercraft on Round 56). Meadow Lake

Butterfield Rd. ComEd Right of Way

Trail Key Round Meadow Loop Lake Trail

Eagle Lake 1.0 mile limestone Round Round Meadow Lake 0.9 mile limestone Meadow Lake Trail Loop 0.2 mile limestone Link

East Branch DuPage River

The Morton Arboretum

Eagle Lake Trail Eagle Lake

Managed by The Morton Arboretum

Managed by The Morton Arboretum The Morton Arboretum

dupageforest.org 11 james “pate” philip state park

BARTLETT THINGS TO KNOW The entrance is on the north side of • Wildlife viewing from Brewster Creek bridge Stearns Road 0.6 mile west of Powis • Bikes and pets required to stay on trail through 31-acre state-designated Dwarf Bur- Road and 0.5 mile east of Route 25. Reed Marsh Land and Water Reserve • Horses not allowed • Visitor center operated by the Bartlett Park District — 847-608-3100, ext. 37000

W. Bartlett Rd. Trail Key

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HANOVER PARK THINGS TO KNOW The main entrance is on Schick Road 0.4 mile west of Gary Avenue. Another lot is on • Link in North Central DuPage Greenbrook Boulevard 0.6 mile east of County Farm Road. Regional Trail • Access to island via two bridges • Largest DuPage forest preserve lake • Forest Preserve District permit required to launch private watercraft Arlington Dr. on Mallard Lake Greenbrook Blvd.

Cloverdale

County Farm Rd. Pond

NorthNorth Central Central DuPage Rd. Cloverdale DuPageRegional Regional Trail Trail Mallard Lake DuPageWest River Branch Mallard HAWK Lake Trail HOLLOW FOREST PRESERVE

Lawrence Ave.

Buck Tail Trail

Trail Key Rd. Thorn

Landfill Site Elevation 982ft North Central 2.3 miles limestone DuPage Regional Mallard Lake 1.3 miles limestone

Link Mallard Ln. Schick Rd.

Buck Tail 0.5 mile limestone

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DOWNERS GROVE Gilbert Ave. The main entrance is on the north side of Maple Avenue 2 miles east of Belmont Road and 1 mile west of Dunham Road. A second entrance is on Gilbert Avenue St. Joseph’s Creek between Belmont Road and Main Street – Downers Grove.

THINGS TO KNOW

• Maple forest with vivid fall colors

Maple Trail Trail Maple Maple

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Trout Lily 0.5 mile turf

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Leased Area

Maple Ave.

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NAPERVILLE Warrenville Rd. The entrance is on the east side of Raymond Drive at McDowell Road 0.6 mile south of I-88 and 1.2 miles north of Ogden Avenue (Route 34).

THINGS TO KNOW • Link in West Branch DuPage River River Rd. Trail River Trail • Civilian Conservation Corps-built West Branch DuPage shelter

Ferry Rd.

Mud Lake

Diehl Rd. Ferry Creek

Trail Key

McDowell Rd. West Branch 3.7 miles limestone DuPage River West Branch DuPage River Trail 1.2 miles turf/ limestone

West Branch DuPage River Raymond Dr. 0.4 mile turf 0.6 mile turf/ limestone 0.3 mile turf

Link

Fawell Dam

River Rd.

Ogden Ave. WEST BRANCH RIVERWAY FOREST PRESERVE

North Aurora Rd.

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BLOOMINGDALE THINGS TO KNOW The entrance is on the west side of • Link in North Central DuPage Regional Trail Circle Avenue 0.25 mile north of Lake • Pedestrian bridge over Bloomingdale-Roselle Road Street (Route 20). • Bikes, horses and pets required to stay on asphalt and gravel trail through 48-acre state-designated Meacham Grove Nature Preserve

Foster Ave.

Circle Roselle Rd. Marsh

Circle Ave.

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North Central DuPage Regional Trail

SpringSpring Brook Brook

Maple Lake Trail Spring Maple Lake Trail Valley Bloomingdale Rd. Dr.

Trail Key

Lake St.

Maple Lake 1.3 miles limestone North Central 1.2 miles limestone DuPage Regional Link

Savanna 0.5 mile mixed

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DARIEN The main entrance is 0.25 mile east of Lemont Road on the south side of 87th Street/ Oldfield Road. To reach the off-leash dog area, take Lemont Road to N. Frontage Road/Cheese Road and turn east. Take Cheese Road to the parking lot.

THINGS TO KNOW Trail Key • Bikes and horses not allowed • Forest Preserve District permit required to use off-leash dog area

North Loop 1.1 miles limestone South Loop 0.6 mile limestone Link 87th St. Brookridge Rd.

Oldfield Rd.

Lemont Rd. Dunmore Dr.

NorthNorth Loop Trail Loop Trail

South Loop Trail

Cheese Rd.

N. Frontage Rd.

Small Dog Area

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WAYNE THINGS TO KNOW There are two entrances on Powis Road: • Connects to Illinois Prairie Path-Elgin Branch 0.7 mile north of Army Trail Road and • Bikes, horses and pets required to stay on trail through 256-acre state-designated 0.9 mile south of Stearns Road. There Brewster Creek Marsh Nature Preserve are also two entrances on the south side • Audubon Important Bird Area, a globally significant bird conservation habitat of Stearns Road. • Horse-trailer parking at gravel lot west of Powis Road only • Forest Preserve District permit required to use model airfield

Brewster Creek Blvd.

Stearns Rd. ComEd Right of Way of Right ComEd

Harrier Lake

Munger Rd. ComEd Right of Way of Right ComEd

West Trail

Horsetail Youth-Group Pond Cat sh CampgroundCampgorund Pond

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Trail Key Powis Rd.

West 1.8 miles limestone/ turf East Trail Lake 1.6 miles limestone Central 1.3 miles turf Army Trail Rd. East 2.0 miles turf

Link

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NAPERVILLE The main parking lot and trailhead are on the north side of 83rd Street 0.7 mile east of Route 59 and 0.5 mile west of Book Road. Parking is also available on the west side of Plainfield/Naperville Road between 75th and 87th streets.

THINGS TO KNOW • Springbrook Prairie Trail — a U.S.-designated National Recreation Trail Trail Key • Link in Southern DuPage County Regional Trail • Bikes, pets and horses required to stay on limestone trail through 1,650-acre state-designated Springbrook Prairie Nature Preserve Springbrook Prairie 5.5 miles limestone • Bikes not allowed on Henslow’s Trail Sunflower 1.2 miles limestone • Significant grassland-bird community with meadowlarks, Southern DuPage 1.8 miles limestone dickcissels, grasshopper sparrows, bobolinks, County Regional northern harriers and short-eared owls • Some trail segments closed seasonally to protect critical Link bird-nesting areas • Forest Preserve District permits required to use off-leash dog area and model airfield Henslow’s 2.0 miles turf

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3.5 3.0 Plainfield-Naperville Rd. Southern DuPage Southern DuPage 4.0 County Regional Trail County Regional Springbrook S M Trail Prairie Trail L CRITICAL ABITAT R 4.5 ARIL 1 AG 1 Please remain on the trail. This area is a rare and important nesting habitat for threatened and endangered birds. 2.5 79th St.

5.0 Crooked Slough Rd. Modaff Spring Brook

Sunflower Trail

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83rd St. S N Spring Brook This state-designated area is one of the highest-quality natural habitats in Illinois. Bicycles, pets and horses must 0.5 remain on the limestone trail. Henslow’s Trail Book Rd. 1.5 NO BICYCLES Springbrook Prairie Trail 1.0

87th St.

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BLOOMINGDALE THINGS TO KNOW The entrance is on the north side of • Asphalt trail ideal for joggers, walkers, in-line skaters and bicyclists Lake Street (Route 20) 0.25 mile east of • Link to East Branch DuPage River Trail Glen Ellyn Road and 0.25 mile west of • Great 20-minute lunchtime loop around reservoir Medinah Road. • Winter recreational activities prohibited on slopes

Trail Key

Loop 1.1 miles asphalt Link

Medinah Rd.

Spring Brook Loop Trail

Spring Creek Reservoir

Lake St.

East Branch DuPage River Glen Ellyn Rd. Ellyn Glen Trail Itasca-Addison Trail

20 st. james farm

WARRENVILLE THINGS TO KNOW The main parking lot is on the east • Link in Illinois Prairie Path-Aurora Branch side of Winfield Road just north of • Sculptures and other artwork throughout the grounds Butterfield Road (Route 56). A second • Great views of newly restored Spring Brook seasonal lot is on Hoy Avenue west of Madison Street. • Horse trailer parking at Hoy Avenue Trail Key May 1 – Dec. 1 only

Mack Rd. St. James Farm Loop 1.6 miles limestone Warbler Trail (Opening Fall 2020) McCormick Woods 0.8 mile limestone

McCormick Warbler 0.5 mile limestone Woods Trail Illinois Prairie Path- 0.5 mile limestone Aurora Branch Link Spring Brook

McCormick Woods Trail

Horse & Hound St. James Farm Cemetery Loop Trail

St. James Farm Grooms Loop Trail North Cottage Bull Barn Truck Equipment Guernsey Shed Breeding Barn Shed Steer Shed Milk Barn Dairy Barn Corncrib ÉE South Bull Barn Workshop PIN OAK ALL BLACK WALNUT ALLÉE HONEY LOCUST ALLÉE Illinois Prairie Path Red Brick -Aurora Branch Stables Sand Winfield Rd. Arena

Block St. Madison Stables Coach RIVER BIRCH ALLÉE House Show Stable Office Indoor Riding East Farm Arena Pavilion Barn

Caboose RED MAPLE ALLÉE Hoy Ave. Cattail Pond Judges St. Madison BLACKWELL Tower FOREST Seasonal Parking Water Prairie Jumping May 1 – Dec. 1 PRESERVE Lily Gardens Arena Pond Butterfield Rd.

Illinois Prairie Path-Aurora Branch Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail

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WEST CHICAGO THINGS TO KNOW The main entrance is on the west side • Link in West Branch DuPage River Trail of County Farm Road 1 mile south of • Trailhead for Great Western Trail and Illinois Prairie Path North Avenue (Route 64). A second • Kline Creek Farm — an 1890s living history farm — and Timber Ridge Visitor Center entrance is on Prince Crossing Road 0.3 open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday – Monday and closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays and mile north of Geneva Road. select holidays • Visitor center restrooms open daily • Bikes, horses and pets not allowed in farmstead

WEST BRANCH FOREST PRESERVE St. Charles Rd.

North Ave.

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DARIEN THINGS TO KNOW The main entrance is on Northgate • Gently rolling to hilly with some steep terrain Road. From I-55, take Cass Avenue 0.5 • Connects to Southern DuPage County Regional/Route 66 Trail mile south to Northgate Road. Turn • Bikes restricted to 8-foot-wide limestone trails right on Northgate, and go 400 feet to the lot. To reach the waterfall parking • Unmarked paths to explore on foot lot, take Cass Avenue 1.5 miles south • Small Civilian Conservation Corps-built waterfall at Rocky Glen area of Northgate Road to Bluff Road. Take • Horse-trailer parking at Northgate Road lot only Bluff Road 0.3 mile east to the lot. A • Forest Preserve District permit required to use model airfield third parking lot is on the east side of Lemont Road, 1 mile south of I-55.

T Sawmill Creek L Glen Rd. Southern DuPage 9.0 0.0 County Regional / 91st St. Route 66 Trail 91st St. Clarendon Hills Rd. Main Trail Main Trail 0.5 1.0 8.5

Kearney Rd.

1.5 Tear-Thumb Trail 8.0 Frontage Rd. Northgate Rd. Old Glen Trail Key Woods Hwy. Kingery

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Argonne National Laboratory Main 9.5 miles limestone Rocky Glen 2.5 R Tear-Thumb 1.1 miles turf G Trail 7.0 Bluff Rd. Rocky Glen 0.2 mile limestone L Link 6.5 Youth-

Main Trail3.0 Centennial S Group Signal Campground 101st Sawmill Creek Hill ComEd Right of Way St. Southern DuPage Co. Regional/Rte. 66 6.0 Poverty 3.5 Prairie Main Trail Old Lincoln 5.5 Bluff Park Nursery 4.0 Savanna Centennial Regional Trail

4.5 5.0 Poverty Lemont Rd. Savanna S Quarry CATIN Ponds L S R LICE SE NLY Des Plaines River

Bluff Rd. Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

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WEST CHICAGO THINGS TO KNOW The main entrance is on Route 59 0.5 • Link in West Branch DuPage River Trail mile north of Roosevelt Road (Route • Trails winding through mature stands of oaks and other hardwood trees 38). A second entrance is on Gary’s Mill • Great views of wetlands along the river Road east of Roosevelt Road and west of Winfield Road.

WINFIELD MOUNDS FOREST PRESERVE

Sunset Ave. H igh Lak e R d.

Barnes Ave. Win eld Marsh West Branch Shady DuPage River Trail Way Forest Ave. Forest Ave.

West Branch DuPage River Trail

White Pine Beecher Ave. Trail Wynwood Rd. Liberty St. Red Oak Goldenrod West Branch DuPage River Trail Trail

Hickory Trail

Neltnor Blvd.

Aster Trail Turtle Pond

R oos Trail Key Willow eve lt R Trail Gary’s Mill Rd. d.

BLACKWELL FOREST PRESERVE West Branch 1.4 miles limestone/ DuPage River asphalt Hickory 1.0 mile turf Red Oak 1.2 miles limestone Willow 0.7 mile turf Goldenrod 0.7 mile turf White Pine 0.2 mile limestone Aster 0.1 mile turf Link

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WOOD DALE THINGS TO KNOW The entrance is on the east side of Wood Dale Road 0.5 mile north of Lake Street • Great 20-minute lunchtime loop (Route 20) and 0.25 mile south of Oak Meadows Drive. around lake

Oak Meadows Dr.

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OAK BROOK THINGS TO KNOW From southbound York Road, turn • Link in Salt Creek Greenway Trail right onto Harger Road. Access to • Asphalt trails Harger Road from northbound York • DuPage County’s first forest preserve Road is not allowed. Take York north to Roosevelt Road, and follow the • Historic Conservation Civilian Corps-built shelter Roosevelt interchange to southbound • Popular weekday lunchtime destination York Road.

Roosevelt Rd.

Timber Edge Dr.

Woodland Trail

Salt Creek Greenway Trail

York Rd.

Harger Rd.

Trail Key

I-88 Ramp

Salt Creek Greenway 0.6 mile asphalt Woodland 0.4 mile asphalt Link Harger Rd.

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