West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve
Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur & Savanna Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur & Savanna Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve near West Chicago, IL. It is mostly level, with 136 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 & Savanna Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 698–794 ft
Out & Back · West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.89493, -88.20440
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Savanna Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto MacQueen Woodland Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 2.8 miReach Savanna Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.4 miBear right onto MacQueen Woodland Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Savanna Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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