1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
3. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
4. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
5. 150 ftTurn right onto Prairie Loop, heading E.
6. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
7. 50 ftTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading E.
8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path, heading S.
9. 50 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading S.
10. 0.3 miPass Rathje Pond.
11. 2.9 miTurn right onto St. James Farm Bike Trail, heading SW.
12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
14. 0.2 miReach Rathje Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
15. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
17. 0.5 miTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SW.
18. 3.2 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path, heading N.
19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Prarie Path Elgin Branch, heading N.
21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading N.
22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
23. 50 ftBear right onto Prairie Loop, heading NW.
24. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
25. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
26. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
27. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
28. 450 ftArrive 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/rathje-pond-rathje-pond-out-back-4-sights-17-km-8f62