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Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Warrenville, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 732 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cenacle Trail 41.82738, -88.18522
Nearest town Warrenville, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 694–732 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cenacle Trail · 41.82738, -88.18522

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Cenacle Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading S.
  4. 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.3 miSharp left onto Batavia Road Sidepath, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cenacle Trail, heading NW.
  7. 450 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-8-km-1605

Trail surface

84% gravel14% paved2% other

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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