Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve
Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur
6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve near West Chicago, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur
6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 714–793 ft
Out & Back · Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.89493, -88.20440
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur & Savanna Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Timber Lake via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur 11.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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