Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch
8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch is an 8-mile out-and-back near Batavia Junction, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch
8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 662–742 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.79450, -88.24044
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading W.
- 3.9 miReach Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch 4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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