St. James Farm Bike Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in St. James Farm Preserve near Warrenville, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi712 – 771 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83151, -88.14764
Nearest town Warrenville, IL
Directions
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St. James Farm Bike Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 712–773 ft
Out & Back · St. James Farm Preserve
Trailhead: 41.83151, -88.14764
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto St. James Farm Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach St. James Farm Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 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
39% gravel31% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Front Pond–Wood Duck Pond, 3 lakes 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wood Duck Pond via Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch 3.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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