Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve
Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch
7.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve near Clintonville, IL. It is mostly level, with 141 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 Elgin Branch
7.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 686–792 ft
Out & Back · Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.99343, -88.27635
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Fox River–Mulberry, 3 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 7.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Bluestem Trail & Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 7.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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