AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pecatonica Prairie Path

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Pecatonica Prairie Path is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Winnebago, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 866 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pecatonica Prairie Path 42.27574, -89.26941
Nearest town Winnebago, IL
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Pecatonica Prairie Path

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Elevation 826–865 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pecatonica Prairie Path · 42.27574, -89.26941

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

  1. Start on Pecatonica Prairie Path, heading SE.
  2. 1.3 miReach Pecatonica Prairie Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.3 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-4-km-66b9

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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