Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur
3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur is a 3.7-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.
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Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur
3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 653–731 ft
Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.83126, -88.29414
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Batavia Road Sidepath & Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 15.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Fox River Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- White Pine Pond–Sand Pond, 3 lakes 16 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 11.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 11.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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