Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur
3.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Woodland Hills, 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.
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Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur
3.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 670–769 ft
Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.82444, -88.28003
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Fox River Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Fox River Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 10.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Fox River Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 5.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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