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Springbrook Prairie

Springbrook Prarie Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Springbrook Prarie Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Springbrook Prairie near Stillwater, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 705 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74717, -88.19606
Nearest town Stillwater, IL
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Springbrook Prarie Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 663–706 ft

Out & Back · Springbrook Prairie

Trailhead: 41.74717, -88.19606

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading S.
  3. 500 ftSharp left onto Springbrook Prarie Trail, heading NE.
  4. 2.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftTurn left onto Sunflower Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 400 ftBear right onto Springbrook Prarie Trail, heading N.
  9. 2.1 miSharp right onto Southern Dupage Regional Trail, heading W.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/springbrook-prarie-trail-out-back-10-km-3804

Trail surface

99% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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