Prairie Wolf Forest Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 696 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Olde Half Day Road Bike Path 42.20175, -87.92905
Nearest town Half Day, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading E.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 2.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miPass Prairie Wolf Slough.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miReach Prairie Wolf Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 2.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 1 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading W.
  21. 100 ftBear left onto Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, heading W.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

89% paved3% boardwalk8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Olde Half Day stop 339 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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