Timber Ridge Forest Preserve

Timber Lake & Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch

10 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Timber Lake & Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch is a 10-mile out-and-back in Timber Ridge Forest Preserve near Lakewood, IL. The route reaches Timber Lake. It is mostly level, with 92 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 807 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch 41.92090, -88.20844
Nearest town Lakewood, IL

Directions

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Timber Lake & Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch

10 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Elevation 718–806 ft

Out & Back · Timber Ridge Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch · 41.92090, -88.20844

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 100% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading SE.
  2. 3.8 miPass Timber Lake.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading E.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading E.
  6. 1.2 miReach Timber Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading W.
  10. 3.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% gravel4% paved

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 69°F61°
Precip100%Wind12 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (6.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 54% rain1 AM: 67% rain2 AM: 69% rain3 AM: 71% rain4 AM: 98% rain5 AM: 100% rain6 AM: 93% rain7 AM: 84% rain8 AM: 73% rain9 AM: 73% rain10 AM: 56% rain11 AM: 43% rain12 PM: 65% rain1 PM: 62% rain2 PM: 63% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:55 PM
Mon 62°58°
Tue 59°53°
Wed 62°52°
Thu 64°56°
Fri 69°54°
Sat 60°56°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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