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Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve

Cross Trail–Savanna Trail, 5 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Cross Trail–Savanna Trail, 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve near Winfield, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 781 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87096, -88.15966
Nearest town Winfield, IL
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Cross Trail–Savanna Trail, 5 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 709–780 ft

Out & Back · Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.87096, -88.15966

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Winfield stop 253 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading W.
  4. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Savanna Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Cross Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Truitt Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto West Loop Trail, heading N.
  13. 100 ftReach West Branch DuPage River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Truitt Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cross Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Savanna Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading E.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 2.1 miTurn right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NE.
  22. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/savanna-trail-out-back

Trail surface

35% gravel33% paved22% dirt3% boardwalk7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Winfield stop 253 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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