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Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve

Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve near West Chicago, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 774 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur 41.88367, -88.20452
Nearest town West Chicago, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 714–774 ft

Out & Back · Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur · 41.88367, -88.20452

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

Transit-accessible: West Chicago stop 547 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/illinois-prairie-path-geneva-spur-out-back-8-km-d100

Trail surface

65% paved19% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: West Chicago stop 547 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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