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Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch

6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch is a 6-mile out-and-back near Elgin, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 764 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02130, -88.27429
Nearest town Elgin, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch

6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 703–765 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.02130, -88.27429

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

Transit-accessible: Raymond & Bent stop 622 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading S.
  4. 2.4 miReach Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.4 miBear right onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/illinois-prairie-path-elgin-branch-out-back

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Raymond & Bent stop 622 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Elgin, Illinois