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Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur

4.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 771 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox River Trail 41.84535, -88.30637
Nearest town Batavia, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur

4.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 658–769 ft

Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Fox River Trail · 41.84535, -88.30637

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Batavia & Main stop 480 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fox River Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
  3. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.7 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-6-km-3dc7

Trail surface

87% paved13% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Main stop 480 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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