Illinois Prairie Path
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Illinois Prairie Path is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Wild Meadows Trace near South Elmhurst, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Illinois Prairie Path
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 658–700 ft
Out & Back · Wild Meadows Trace
Trailhead: 41.88512, -87.94481
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: York & South/Seminole stop 405 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: York & South/Seminole stop 405 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near South Elmhurst, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near South Elmhurst, Illinois