Great Western Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Great Western Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Red Hawk Park near Carol Stream, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Western Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 720–761 ft
Out & Back · Red Hawk Park
Trailhead: 41.90297, -88.14138
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Steve Ravanesi Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Steve Ravanesi Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 15.9 mi · ▲ 93 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 15.6 mi · ▲ 91 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 10.7 mi · ▲ 64 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 11 mi · ▲ 66 ft
- East Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 14.6 mi · ▲ 90 ft
- Great Western Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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