AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch

2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 49 min

Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Jewell Road, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 774 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 41.87779, -88.13108
Nearest town Jewell Road, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch

2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 49 min

Elevation 730–774 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch · 41.87779, -88.13108

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.2 miArrive 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-4-km-e172

Trail surface

98% gravel2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Jewell Road, Illinois