Danada Forest Preserve – Silver Lake Lakeside View loop from Wheaton

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Danada Forest Preserve – Silver Lake Lakeside View loop from Wheaton

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Danada Forest Preserve – Silver Lake Lakeside View loop from Wheaton

02:12

34.4km

120m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Danada Forest Preserve

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.85 km

Rice Lake

Highlight • Lake

Rice Lake is right at the start point of the Danada-Herrick Regional Lake Trail that winds through the Danada and Herrick Lake Forest Preserves. This pretty lake is great for bird watching and nature walks. It is great place to stop off on your bike too, just to enjoy the ambience of the whole place.

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6.79 km

Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The total length of the Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail is about 8 miles long and is a popular path for mountain biking, hiking, and running. This crushed gravel path visits beautiful spots in the suburb area like Rice Lake, Herrick Lake, Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, and Danada Forest Preserve.

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8.31 km

Danada Forest Preserve

Highlight • Forest

The 797-acre Danada Forest Preserve features all types of wilderness terrain in the form of prairies, woods and wetlands. It also consists of scenic rolling terrain that offers trails, fishing, and picnicking areas. There is also a large wetland complex on the west side of Naperville Road that supports egrets, woodcocks, painted turtles, chorus and leopard frogs. There is also a rookery of nesting great blue herons.

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13.5 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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14.2 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 all sides of the property, so you can start your run from a number of spots.

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16.4 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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19.3 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 setting. Here, there are a series of steps going down to the lakeside from the trail, where there are some picnic benches. It makes for a nice place to have a look at this beautiful lake.

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25.2 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-roofed farmhouse remains, one of the last of its style in DuPage County, along with a massive wood-planked German barn dating back to 1890, if not earlier. The worn fieldstone foundation of another vintage barn can still be spotted. In the 1920s, Chauncey and Marion McCormick acquired the property, pursuing their passion for horses by building colonial-style red brick stables with imported English iron posts. To support their award-winning herd of Guernsey cows, they constructed an innovative dairy barn with spacious stalls and various outbuildings that set the standard for Midwest farmers. Later, their son Brooks and wife Hope erected the indoor arena that hosted equestrian events and a therapeutic riding program. Today, this charming arena with idyllic river birch views can be rented out for small gatherings, letting you experience the rich agricultural history of this special place.

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