Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Group 63 Trail
3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Group 63 Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie near Elwood, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Group 63 Trail
3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 616–654 ft
Out & Back · Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Trailhead: Coldwater Road · 41.38253, -88.09643
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
- Start on Group 63 Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blodgett Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Henslow Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Blodgett Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Group 63 Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.
More from Coldwater Road Trailhead
- Group 63 Trail 4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Henslow Trail via Group 63 Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Group 63 Spur Trail & Group 63 Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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