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Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve

Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch

8 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch is an 8-mile out-and-back in Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve near Munger, IL. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 807 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94989, -88.22295
Nearest town Munger, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch

8 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 734–807 ft

Out & Back · Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.94989, -88.22295

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miSharp left onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading SE.
  4. 3.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 3.1 miSharp right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading E.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/illinois-prairie-path-elgin-branch-out-back-13-km-7e8a

Trail surface

73% gravel27% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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