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Gavin Woods Pond 2 via Skokie Valley Bikeway

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Gavin Woods Pond 2 via Skokie Valley Bikeway is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near West Lake Forest, IL. The route reaches Gavin Woods Pond 2. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 686 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22355, -87.87305
Nearest town West Lake Forest, IL
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Gavin Woods Pond 2 via Skokie Valley Bikeway

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 661–687 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.22355, -87.87305

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Lake Forest stop 132 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftPass Gavin Woods Pond 2.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.6 miSharp left onto Skokie Valley Bikeway, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miReach Gavin Woods Pond 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  27. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  48. 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/gavin-woods-pond-2-out-back-8-km-a4c5

Trail surface

75% paved25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake Forest stop 132 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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