Eye of the Bog–Prairie Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Volo Bog State Natural Area near Palm Beach, IL. The route reaches Eye of the Bog. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi745 – 774 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35255, -88.18831
Nearest town Palm Beach, IL
Directions
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Eye of the Bog–Prairie Ridge Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 744–776 ft
Out & Back · Volo Bog State Natural Area
Trailhead: 42.35255, -88.18831
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Eye of the Bog.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi), heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Deerpath Trail Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Eye of the Bog, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Deerpath Trail Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi), heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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