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Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Warrenville, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 771 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83151, -88.14764
Nearest town Warrenville, IL

Directions

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Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch

2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min

Elevation 744–773 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.83151, -88.14764

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

57% gravel43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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