Great Oak & North Prairie Trail Loop
2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 43 min
Great Oak & North Prairie Trail Loop is a 2-mile loop in Dayton Bluffs Preserve near Dayton, IL. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi479 – 600 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Overlook 41.36860, -88.79905
Nearest town Dayton, IL
Directions
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Great Oak & North Prairie Trail Loop
2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 43 min
Elevation 479–600 ft
Loop · Dayton Bluffs Preserve
Trailhead: Overlook · 41.36860, -88.79905
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
- Start on Overlook, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Fox River Trail / Prairie Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Great Oak, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Prairie Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Prairie Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Prairie Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overlook, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt2% grass1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:58 PM
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