Great Prairie Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Great Prairie Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Aurora West Forest Preserve near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Prairie Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 671–700 ft
Out & Back · Aurora West Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.76246, -88.39976
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Great Prairie Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miReach Great Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Virgil Gilman Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Prairie Loop Trail via Virgil Gilman Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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