West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve
Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur
9.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve near Surrey Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur
9.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 746–802 ft
Out & Back · West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.91361, -88.27715
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading E.
- 3 miBear right onto MacQueen Woodland Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto MacQueen Woodland Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading W.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 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 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur 5.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Cross Trail–Old Stockyards Trail, 5 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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