Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur

4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur is a 4-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.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 758 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82973, -88.29165
Nearest town Woodland Hills, IL

Directions

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Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur

4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 653–757 ft

Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.82973, -88.29165

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 500 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 250 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

83% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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