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Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

Group 63 Trail

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Group 63 Trail is a 4-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 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 653 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coldwater Road 41.38253, -88.09643
Nearest town Elwood, IL
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Group 63 Trail

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Group 63 Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Henslow Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Group 63 Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/group-63-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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