Prairie Wolf Slough via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path
2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min
Prairie Wolf Slough via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Prairie Wolf Forest Preserve near Highmoor, IL. The route reaches Prairie Wolf Slough. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Wolf Slough via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path
2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min
Elevation 651–682 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Wolf Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.20259, -87.83809
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Blue trails, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Prairie Wolf Slough.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Prairie Wolf Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Blue trails, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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