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Grant Woods Forest Preserve

Chain O'Lakes Bike Path

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Chain O'Lakes Bike Path is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Grant Woods Forest Preserve near Monaville, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 824 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.41460, -88.11000
Nearest town Monaville, IL
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Chain O'Lakes Bike Path

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 782–824 ft

Out & Back · Grant Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.41460, -88.11000

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Chain O'Lakes Bike Path, heading N.
  3. 1.9 miReach Chain O'Lakes Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miArrive 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-out-back-7-km-f39b

Trail surface

2% paved98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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