Arlene Shoemaker Forest Preserve
Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch & Swamp White Oak Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch & Swamp White Oak Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Arlene Shoemaker Forest Preserve near Marywood, 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 & Swamp White Oak Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 713–740 ft
Out & Back · Arlene Shoemaker Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Swamp White Oak Trail · 41.78563, -88.27061
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Farnsworth & Marshall stop 79 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Swamp White Oak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading E.
- 2.3 miReach Swamp White Oak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto Swamp White Oak Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Farnsworth & Marshall stop 79 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Swamp White Oak Trail Trailhead
- Swamp White Oak Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch 4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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