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Sycamore Forest Preserve

Grass Trail via Great Western Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Grass Trail via Great Western Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Sycamore Forest Preserve near Sycamore, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 837 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Great Western Trail 41.98759, -88.66512
Nearest town Sycamore, IL
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Grass Trail via Great Western Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 826–838 ft

Out & Back · Sycamore Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Great Western Trail · 41.98759, -88.66512

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 6 stop 776 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Great Western Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Grass Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miReach Grass Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 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/grass-trail-out-back

Trail surface

65% grass2% paved33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 6 stop 776 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Sycamore, Illinois