James "Pate" Philip State Park
Bluestem Trail & Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch
5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Bluestem Trail & Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in James "Pate" Philip State Park near Clintonville, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bluestem Trail & Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch
5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 736–765 ft
Out & Back · James "Pate" Philip State Park
Trailhead: 41.99343, -88.27635
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bluestem Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Indigo Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Fox River–Mulberry, 3 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 7.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 7.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 7.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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