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Grant Woods Forest Preserve

Chain O'Lakes Bike Path

8.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Chain O'Lakes Bike Path is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Grant Woods Forest Preserve near Monaville, IL. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 830 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39194, -88.12507
Nearest town Monaville, IL
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Chain O'Lakes Bike Path

8.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 750–831 ft

Out & Back · Grant Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.39194, -88.12507

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Chain O'Lakes Bike Path, heading NE.
  3. 2.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 2.1 miReach Chain O'Lakes Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  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/chain-olakes-bike-path-chain-olakes-bike-path-out-back-14-km-24a4

Trail surface

44% gravel6% dirt2% paved48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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