Butterfield Road Sidepath via Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch
7 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Butterfield Road Sidepath via Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch is a 7-mile out-and-back near Batavia Junction, IL. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Butterfield Road Sidepath via Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch
7 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 702–744 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch · 41.79811, -88.22423
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Butterfield Road Sidepath, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Butterfield Road Sidepath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SW.
- 0.3 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch Trailhead
- Cave of the Spirit & Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 15.7 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 9.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Big Turtle Viewpoint & Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 15.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch 6.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- McKee Marsh–White Pine Pond, 4 lakes 12.6 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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