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Henslow's Trail & Sunflower Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Springbrook Prairie near Country View Estates, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 702 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74674, -88.16754
Nearest town Country View Estates, IL

Directions

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Henslow's Trail & Sunflower Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 652–702 ft

Out & Back · Springbrook Prairie

Trailhead: 41.74674, -88.16754

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading S.
  5. 450 ftBear left onto Springbrook Prarie Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Sunflower Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right onto Henslow's Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunflower Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miReach Henslow's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Henslow's Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right onto Sunflower Trail, heading NW.
  14. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftSharp right onto Springbrook Prarie Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miBear right onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading N.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 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

49% gravel47% grass1% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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