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Warrenville Grove County Forest Preserve

Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch

10.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Warrenville Grove County Forest Preserve near Warrenville, IL. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 745 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80461, -88.17686
Nearest town Warrenville, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch

10.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 682–744 ft

Out & Back · Warrenville Grove County Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.80461, -88.17686

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.9 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. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/illinois-prairie-path-aurora-branch-out-back-17-km-c1a0

Trail surface

74% gravel24% paved1% other1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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