AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve

East Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

East Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve near Wayne, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 784 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96216, -88.23910
Nearest town Wayne, IL
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East Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 754–784 ft

Out & Back · Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.96216, -88.23910

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto East Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.1 miReach East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-trail-out-back-7-km-9930

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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