Route 59 Path & Route 59
5.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Route 59 Path & Route 59 is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Batavia Junction, IL. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Route 59 Path & Route 59
5.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 705–744 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch · 41.79811, -88.22423
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Route 59 Path, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Route 59, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Route 59 Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SW.
- 300 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch 6.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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