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Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path & Prairie Road Bike Path

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path & Prairie Road Bike Path is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Aptakisic, 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.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 696 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prairie Road Bike Path 42.18453, -87.95564
Nearest town Aptakisic, IL
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Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path & Prairie Road Bike Path

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 683–695 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Prairie Road Bike Path · 42.18453, -87.95564

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Bond & Heathrow stop 706 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Prairie Road Bike Path, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Arboretum Way, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miReach Prairie Road Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 250 ftSharp left onto Arboretum Way, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Half Day Road Bike Paths, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prairie Road Bike Path, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miArrive 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/buffalo-grove-road-bike-path-prairie-road-bike-path-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bond & Heathrow stop 706 m from the trailhead

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