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Good Templar Park

Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

4.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Good Templar Park near Surrey Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 801 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90621, -88.27704
Nearest town Surrey Woods, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

4.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 698–802 ft

Out & Back · Good Templar Park

Trailhead: 41.90621, -88.27704

Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 56° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.7 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-7-km-dff4

Trail surface

97% paved1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 61°F56°
Precip15%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity77%
Rained 3.6″ 2 days ago (9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Wed 64°55°
Thu 70°54°
Fri 71°57°
Sat 69°55°
Sun 69°53°
Mon 72°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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