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Ellynwood Nature Preserve via Illinois Prairie Path

4.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Ellynwood Nature Preserve via Illinois Prairie Path is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Wheaton, IL. The route reaches Ellynwood Nature Preserve at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 764 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path 41.86936, -88.08788
Nearest town Wheaton, IL
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Ellynwood Nature Preserve via Illinois Prairie Path

4.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 706–765 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path · 41.86936, -88.08788

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

Transit-accessible: College Avenue stop 230 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Illinois Prairie Path, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftReach Ellynwood Nature Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 1.3 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/ellynwood-nature-preserve-out-back-7-km-73ab

Trail surface

65% gravel29% 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 6:18 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: College Avenue stop 230 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Wheaton, Illinois