AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge

Prairie Adventure Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Prairie Adventure Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge near Deer Plain, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 453 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.92470, -90.52279
Nearest town Deer Plain, IL
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Prairie Adventure Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 422–452 ft

Out & Back · Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 38.92470, -90.52279

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto Prairie Adventure Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miReach Prairie Adventure Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 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/prairie-adventure-trail-out-back

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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