Grove Road Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Grove Road Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Prairie Point Community Park near Ashcroft Place, 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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Grove Road Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 652–669 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Point Community Park
Trailhead: 41.67190, -88.32739
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Grove Road Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftReach Grove Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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