Veteran Acres Park

Prairie View Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Prairie View Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Veteran Acres Park near Holcombville Corners, IL. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 938 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.27615, -88.32127
Nearest town Holcombville Corners, IL

Directions

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Prairie View Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 835–938 ft

Out & Back · Veteran Acres Park

Trailhead: 42.27615, -88.32127

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Prairie View Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

47% paved23% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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