AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pecatonica Prairie Path

6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Pecatonica Prairie Path is a 6-mile out-and-back near Winnebago, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 856 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pecatonica Prairie Path 42.26637, -89.23168
Nearest town Winnebago, IL
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Pecatonica Prairie Path

6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 782–856 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pecatonica Prairie Path · 42.26637, -89.23168

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start on Pecatonica Prairie Path, heading E.
  2. 3 miReach Pecatonica Prairie Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3 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/pecatonica-prairie-path-out-back-10-km-1e8d

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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