Illinois trails · Busse Forest Trails Red Paved
Busse Forest Trails Red Paved
A 7.3-mile loop in Illinois, with 44 ft of climbing. Reaches Busse Woods Reservoir and other lake destinations. Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 7.3 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Busse Woods Reservoir (lake)
- North Pool (lake)
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Getting there
Busse Forest Trails Red Paved access — parking nearby. About 13 min drive (6 mi) from Schaumburg. 42.02945, -87.99050 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 6:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.3-mile route takes roughly 2 h 44 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:47 a.m. — 8 h 25 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Busse Forest Trails Red Paved — 7.3 mi loop, 199 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Salt Creek Greenway — 8.7 mi
- Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail — 10.5 mi
- West Branch DuPage River Trail — 15.7 mi
- Riverwalk — 19.6 mi