Chicago Great Western Railway & North Ring Route via Randall Road Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Chicago Great Western Railway & North Ring Route via Randall Road Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve near River Grange Lakes, IL. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chicago Great Western Railway & North Ring Route via Randall Road Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 708–828 ft
Out & Back · Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Randall Road Trail · 41.96947, -88.34073
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Randall & Pamela stop 518 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Randall Road Trail, heading S.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto North Ring Route, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miReach North Ring Route, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Chicago Great Western Railway, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto North Ring Route, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Randall Road Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Randall & Pamela stop 518 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Randall Road Trail Trailhead
- Randall Road Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Randall Road Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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