Prairie Crossing Bike Sunset Point–Prairie Crossing Pond 2, 5 lakes
7.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Prairie Crossing Bike Sunset Point–Prairie Crossing Pond 2, 5 lakes is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Ivanhoe, IL. The route passes Prairie Crossing Pond 2, Prairie Crossing Pond 3 and George's Beach before reaching Prairie Crossing Bike Sunset Point at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Crossing Bike Sunset Point–Prairie Crossing Pond 2, 5 lakes
7.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 790–831 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.29670, -88.01788
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Prairie Crossing Bike Path, heading SW.
- 2.3 miPass Prairie Crossing Pond 2.
- 50 ftPass Prairie Crossing Pond 3.
- 50 ftPass George's Beach.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miPass Prairie Crossing Bike Sunset Point.
- 0.3 miReach Prairie Crossing Bike Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Prairie Crossing Pond 2–Prairie Crossing Pond 3, 4 lakes 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Crossing Bike Path 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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