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Good Templar Park

Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

6.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Good Templar Park near Woodland Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 794 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88682, -88.26074
Nearest town Woodland Hills, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

6.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 698–794 ft

Out & Back · Good Templar Park

Trailhead: 41.88682, -88.26074

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading W.
  5. 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 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/illinois-prairie-path-geneva-spur-out-back-10-km-38cf

Trail surface

90% paved8% gravel1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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