Prairie Road Bike Path via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path
3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Prairie Road Bike Path via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Half Day, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Road Bike Path via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path
3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 659–697 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.19904, -87.93417
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Half Day stop 203 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Prairie Road Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Prairie Road Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Half Day stop 203 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Indian Creek–Miceli Pond, 3 lakes 10 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path 4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path 3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path 3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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