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Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve

Chicago Great Western Railway

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Chicago Great Western Railway is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve near Knoll Creek West, 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 mi742 – 764 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cross Country Loop 41.92714, -88.35322
Nearest town Knoll Creek West, IL
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Chicago Great Western Railway

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 741–765 ft

Out & Back · Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Cross Country Loop · 41.92714, -88.35322

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Prairie Loop Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Loop, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Chicago Great Western Railway, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Loop, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Prairie Loop Trail, heading N.
  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/chicago-great-western-railway-out-back-3-km-6d60

Trail surface

33% paved20% grass1% gravel46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Knoll Creek West, Illinois