Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve
Prairie Loop Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Prairie Loop Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve near Blackberry Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Loop Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Elevation 686–720 ft
Out & Back · Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.79270, -88.45916
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Waubonsee Drive, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Prairie Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Prairie Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Waubonsee Drive, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Virgil Gilman Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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