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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Directions
Great Prairie Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 671–700 ft
Out & Back · Aurora West Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.76368, -88.39310
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 62° · precip 100% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading NW.
- 1 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.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Virgil Gilman Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Central Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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