West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve

Old Stockyards Trail via Savanna Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Old Stockyards Trail via Savanna Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve near West Chicago, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 781 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89310, -88.21029
Nearest town West Chicago, IL

Directions

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Old Stockyards Trail via Savanna Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 754–780 ft

Out & Back · West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.89310, -88.21029

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Savanna Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Stockyards Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miReach Old Stockyards Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Savanna Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

75% dirt17% gravel8% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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