Prairie Wolf Slough & Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path
7.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Prairie Wolf Slough & Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Prairie Wolf Forest Preserve near Half Day, 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.
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Prairie Wolf Slough & Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path
7.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 637–696 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Wolf Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Olde Half Day Road Bike Path · 42.20175, -87.92905
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Olde Half Day stop 339 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Prairie Wolf Slough.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Prairie Wolf Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Olde Half Day stop 339 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Olde Half Day Road Bike Path Trailhead
- Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path & Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path 5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path 3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Indian Creek via Des Plaines River Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Anthony Adams tree & Half Day Pond via Des Plaines River Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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