Woodland Trails Park

Prospect Heights Bike Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Prospect Heights Bike Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Woodland Trails Park near Forest River, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 650 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prospect Heights Bike Trail 42.08943, -87.90915
Nearest town Forest River, IL

Directions

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Prospect Heights Bike Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 639–651 ft

Out & Back · Woodland Trails Park

Trailhead: Prospect Heights Bike Trail · 42.08943, -87.90915

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Wolf & Euclid stop 164 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Prospect Heights Bike Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.4 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Wolf & Euclid stop 164 m from the trailhead