Mulberry & Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Mulberry & Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Clintonville, IL. The route passes Mulberry before reaching Mulberry at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Mulberry & Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 701–722 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.01338, -88.27426
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Grove & Franklin stop 153 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fox River Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miPass Mulberry.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Mulberry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Grove & Franklin stop 153 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fox River–Mulberry, 4 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Clintonville, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Clintonville, Illinois