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Herrick Lake Forest Preserve – Herrick Lake loop from Naperville

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve – Herrick Lake loop from Naperville

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Herrick Lake Forest Preserve – Herrick Lake loop from Naperville

02:37

53.0km

150m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 15, 2026

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Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

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Start point

Train Station

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4.63 km

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

Highlight • Forest

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve is an 887 acre preserve located in south Wheaton near Napierville. It's a great place for hiking, biking or just walking. It's also a great place to see the autumn colors over nearby Herrick lake.

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5.39 km

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

Highlight • Forest

The Herrick Lake Forest Preserve features a handful of trails that wind through the wetland, meadow, and forest areas in the preserve's boundaries. You can actually access the trails from …

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5.39 km

Crossroads rest area

Highlight • Rest Area

At this junction, there is a bench and a good spot to take a break. This area is surrounded by woods full of American elms and smaller maples, oaks, lindens, and hickories. The trails here are nice, wide gravel trails.

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6.88 km

Herrick Lake

Highlight • Lake

Herrick Lake is a 22-acre reservoir in the Herrick Lake Forest Preserve. The lake is most popular for fishing, and there is a path that circles around the waters, hugging the shore the entire time.

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8.24 km

Intersection with Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch

Highlight • Cycleway

This is where the Wheaton Bike Route Network intersects with Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch. While most parts of the Illinois Prairie Path is unpaved, it is hard packed stone, …

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21.1 km

Illinois Prairie Path (Grand Illinois Trail)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Illinois Prairie Path and Grand Illinois Trail overlap here. Both long-distance trails are built primarily from crushed limestone dust, although they also go through stretches of concrete and asphalt …

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38.6 km

Memorial Park, Wheaton

Highlight • Rest Area

Memorial Park is located just north of downtown Wheaton. It was constructed in 1921 and is the city's oldest park. In 2020, it got a renovation, and now the state-of-the-art …

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41.4 km

Rathje Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Rathje Park is a small, family-friend, local park that features open spaces, lakes, shaded areas, and paved trails, making it a good spot for a quick break or a brief ride.

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53.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.0 km

11.5 km

6.51 km

3.98 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.5 km

11.9 km

9.56 km

807 m

280 m

Elevation

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Herrick Lake Forest Preserve – Herrick Lake loop from Naperville

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

Crossroads rest area

Herrick Lake

Intersection with Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch

Illinois Prairie Path (Grand Illinois Trail)

Memorial Park, Wheaton

Rathje Park

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