West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve
Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur
5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve near Woodland Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur
5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 746–807 ft
Out & Back · West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.88278, -88.26494
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading N.
- 2.1 miBear right onto MacQueen Woodland Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading E.
- 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 N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.
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- Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur 5.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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