AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

Prairie Creek Woods Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Prairie Creek Woods Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie near Blodgett, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi532 – 548 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34247, -88.17170
Nearest town Blodgett, IL
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Prairie Creek Woods Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 532–549 ft

Out & Back · Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

Trailhead: 41.34247, -88.17170

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miReach Prairie Creek Woods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 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-creek-woods-trail-out-back

Trail surface

8% gravel92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Blodgett, Illinois