1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bluestem Trail, heading S.
3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Indigo Trail, heading SW.
5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
6. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading W.
8. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
10. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
11. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
12. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
14. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
16. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading E.
17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
18. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bluestem Trail, heading W.
21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
22. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bluestem-trail-out-back-13-km-8582