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Good Templar Park

Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

5.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Good Templar Park near Surrey Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 801 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91361, -88.27715
Nearest town Surrey Woods, IL
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Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

5.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 698–802 ft

Out & Back · Good Templar Park

Trailhead: 41.91361, -88.27715

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.4 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. 1.1 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-9-km-024d

Trail surface

98% paved1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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