Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur
5.8 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr
Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 133 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
5.8 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 653–769 ft
Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Fox River Trail · 41.85129, -88.31045
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Batavia & Wilson stop 154 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fox River Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Batavia & Wilson stop 154 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fox River Trail Trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 14.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Fox River Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fox River Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fox River Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 5.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Fox River Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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