1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 50 ftBear left onto Indigo Trail, heading W.
3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
4. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading W.
7. 0.5 miTurn left onto West Trail, heading E.
8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
12. 0.6 miReach Indigo Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
14. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading NW.
16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
18. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Indigo Trail, heading E.
20. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
21. 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/indigo-trail-west-trail-out-back-9-km