Great Western Trail
5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Great Western Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Carol Stream, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 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 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 720–774 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Great Western Trail · 41.90095, -88.13623
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Great Western Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miArrive 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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Weather
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
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