Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Woodland Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 732 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83289, -88.29295
Nearest town Woodland Hills, IL

Directions

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Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Elevation 670–732 ft

Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.83289, -88.29295

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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