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Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch is a 4-mile out-and-back near Batavia Junction, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 742 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79450, -88.24044
Nearest town Batavia Junction, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 713–742 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.79450, -88.24044

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading W.
  4. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 150 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-6-km-7f0b

Trail surface

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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