Chicago Great Western Railway
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Chicago Great Western Railway is a 2.1-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 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cross Country Loop 41.92734, -88.35055
Nearest town Knoll Creek West, IL
Directions
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Chicago Great Western Railway
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Elevation 741–765 ft
Out & Back · Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Cross Country Loop · 41.92734, -88.35055
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cross Country Loop, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Loop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Chicago Great Western Railway, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Prairie Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Loop, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Loop, heading N.
- 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 surface
32% paved25% grass3% gravel40% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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