Sugar Creek Pond–Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Sugar Creek Pond–Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Prairie View, IL. The route reaches Sugar Creek Pond. 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.
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Sugar Creek Pond–Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Elevation 681–698 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path · 42.19737, -87.96973
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Sugar Creek Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Prairie Road Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Sugar Creek Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path, heading N.
- 0.8 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path Trailhead
- Prairie Road Bike Path 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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