Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch
1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min
Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lincoln Marsh Natural Area near Wheaton, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch
1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min
Elevation 728–770 ft
Out & Back · Lincoln Marsh Natural Area
Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch · 41.86549, -88.11667
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Liberty & Bridge stop 155 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Prairie Loop, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading SE.
- 0.7 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Liberty & Bridge stop 155 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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