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Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur

9.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Batavia Junction, IL. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 758 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch 41.79811, -88.22423
Nearest town Batavia Junction, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur

9.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 713–757 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch · 41.79811, -88.22423

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading W.
  3. 4.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 4.4 miSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miArrive 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-batavia-spur-out-back-16-km-dd4a

Trail surface

89% gravel11% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 3 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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