Illinois Prairie Path - Aurora Branch via Fox River Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Illinois Prairie Path - Aurora Branch via Fox River Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Aurora, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 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 via Fox River Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 628–662 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.76197, -88.31388
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Lake & Vine stop 156 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path - Aurora Branch, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Illinois Prairie Path - Aurora Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lake & Vine stop 156 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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