Waterfall Glen Hike, 5 miles Out & Back, or more or less
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Waterfall Glen is a wooded, nice wide crushed limestone loop path of 9.5 miles total length. We'll only plan to hike about five miles total out and back: southwest to the Scenic Overlook then back to the parking lot, with optional short side walk to the waterfall. Anyone who wants can continue all the way around the loop, or return earlier. We'll probably stick to the limestone trail, but if someone else would like to lead the group on some of the smaller trails that would be fine as well.
We will meet at the Waterfall Parking Lot (NOT the Main parking lot), along Bluff Road off Route 83 in Lemont. Make sure you go to the right parking lot! The lot has been expanded so plenty of room to park.
This hike is weather-dependent, watch here for updates if it's questionable.
Per the DuPage Forest Preserve website: the 2,503-acre Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve is one of the most ecologically impressive parcels of open space in the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, if not northern Illinois. It is also one of the District’s most popular forest preserves, known for its Rocky Glen waterfall, Sawmill Creek bluff overlook, and extensive trails. Waterfall Glen offers gently rolling to hilly terrain with 11 miles of trails popular with hikers, bicyclists, horseback riders and cross-country skiers.
Trail map and info:
Waterfall Glen