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Warrenville Grove County Forest Preserve

Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch

10.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Warrenville Grove County Forest Preserve near Warrenville, IL. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 745 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80985, -88.17051
Nearest town Warrenville, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch

10.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 684–744 ft

Out & Back · Warrenville Grove County Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.80985, -88.17051

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.7 miSharp left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading N.
  4. 2.9 miBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
  9. 3 miSharp right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NE.
  10. 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/illinois-prairie-path-aurora-branch-out-back-17-km-195e

Trail surface

70% gravel29% paved1% other

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 4:35 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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