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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.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 794 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99343, -88.27635
Nearest town Clintonville, IL
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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1.2 miSharp left onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading E.
  13. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/illinois-prairie-path-elgin-branch-out-back-12-km-d4cd

Trail surface

90% paved5% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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.

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