Prairie Road Bike Path
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Prairie Road Bike Path is a 3-mile out-and-back near Prairie View, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi686 – 696 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.19771, -87.97022
Nearest town Prairie View, IL
Directions
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Prairie Road Bike Path
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 686–695 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.19771, -87.97022
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Arboretum Way, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Half Day Road Bike Paths, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Prairie Road Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Prairie Road Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Arboretum Way, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
88% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Sugar Creek Pond–Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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