Batavia Road Sidepath & Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur

15.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Batavia Road Sidepath & Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Woodland Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 771 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83289, -88.29295
Nearest town Woodland Hills, IL

Directions

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Batavia Road Sidepath & Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur

15.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 703–769 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.83289, -88.29295

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading E.
  3. 5.2 miBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
  4. 2.3 miSharp left onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miReach Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SE.
  7. 2.3 miBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading SW.
  8. 5.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

80% gravel18% paved1% other1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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