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Herrick Lake Forest Preserve – Silver Lake Lakeside View loop from Warrenville

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve – Silver Lake Lakeside View loop from Warrenville

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5.0

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Herrick Lake Forest Preserve – Silver Lake Lakeside View loop from Warrenville

01:30

29.9km

100m

Gravel riding

Easy gravel ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.77 km

Green Tangerine Pond

Highlight • Lake

Green Tangerine Pond, part of the Herrick Marsh, is a small, fishable pond and one of a few scenic ponds scattered around Herrick Lake Forest Preserve.

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9.72 km

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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10.5 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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15.4 km

St. James Farm Preserve

Highlight • Historical Site

Step back in time as you explore the historic farmsteads dating to the late 1800s at this site. A rare gabled roof farmhouse remains, one of the last of its …

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16.9 km

St. James Farm Bike Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

St. James Farm Bike Trail is a wide gravel path that weaves through St. James Farm, passing natural beauties like forests, fields, and streams, as well as some interesting man-made …

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18.6 km

Silver Lake Lakeside View

Highlight • Lake

Silver Lake is part of the Blackwell Forest Preserver complex of small ponds. Silver Lake itself is noted as a good fishing lake, and it is in a serene, tranquil …

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22.8 km

McKee Marsh Observation Platform

Highlight • Viewpoint

Blackwell's McKee Marsh is located just north of Mack Road and is a haven for avid birdwatchers. At this location, near the water's edge, there is a viewing platform that …

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23.8 km

Viewing platform over McKee Marsh

Highlight • Viewpoint

This elevated viewing platform over McKee Marsh gives visitors a good look into the marsh. There is also a trail map here, and the set of stairs to get up the platform is pretty short.

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29.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.1 km

3.74 km

903 m

110 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.0 km

3.63 km

933 m

291 m

128 m

Elevation

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Friday 17 July

31°C

22°C

90 %

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Herrick Lake Forest Preserve – Silver Lake Lakeside View loop from Warrenville

Green Tangerine Pond

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

St. James Farm Preserve

St. James Farm Bike Trail

Silver Lake Lakeside View

McKee Marsh Observation Platform

Viewing platform over McKee Marsh

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