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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 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 miTurn left, 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 0.5 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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