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Prairie Wolf Forest Preserve

Prairie Wolf Slough via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path

4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Prairie Wolf Slough via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Prairie Wolf Forest Preserve near Bannockburn, IL. The route reaches Prairie Wolf Slough. 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.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 696 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20042, -87.88438
Nearest town Bannockburn, IL
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Prairie Wolf Slough via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path

4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 654–696 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Wolf Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.20042, -87.88438

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miPass Prairie Wolf Slough.
  6. 0.8 miReach Prairie Wolf Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prairie-wolf-slough-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Bannockburn, Illinois