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Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve

Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

7.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve near Ingalton, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 794 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89985, -88.20434
Nearest town Ingalton, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

7.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 714–793 ft

Out & Back · Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.89985, -88.20434

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.5 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/illinois-prairie-path-geneva-spur-out-back-12-km-bb0f

Trail surface

52% paved9% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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