Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur

3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Woodland Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 771 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82667, -88.27949
Nearest town Woodland Hills, IL

Directions

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Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur

3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 670–769 ft

Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.82667, -88.27949

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading NW.
  5. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 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

82% paved18% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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