Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve
Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch
14.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve near Munger, IL. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch
14.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Elevation 686–792 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading NW.
- 5.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 1 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 14.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 14.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 14.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 8 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- North Central DuPage Regional Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- East Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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