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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading E.
- 5.2 miBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SE.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading SW.
- 5.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 11.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Fox River Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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