Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch
10.7 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Red Hawk Park near Carol Stream, IL. It is mostly level, with 64 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch
10.7 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 720–807 ft
Out & Back · Red Hawk Park
Trailhead: 41.90297, -88.14138
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Steve Ravanesi Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading W.
- 3.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Steve Ravanesi Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 4:25 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 15.9 mi · ▲ 93 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 15.6 mi · ▲ 91 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 11 mi · ▲ 66 ft
- East Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 14.6 mi · ▲ 90 ft
- Great Western Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Great Western Trail 5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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