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Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve

Timber Lake via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

11.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Timber Lake via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve near West Chicago, IL. The route reaches Timber Lake. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 794 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89493, -88.20440
Nearest town West Chicago, IL
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Timber Lake via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

11.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Elevation 714–793 ft

Out & Back · Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.89493, -88.20440

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 at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 2.4 miPass Timber Lake.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading E.
  9. 2.1 miReach Timber Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 2.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading SE.
  12. 2.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 350 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/timber-lake-out-back-19-km

Trail surface

45% gravel40% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 69°F61°
Precip100%Wind12 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (4.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 56% rain1 AM: 68% rain2 AM: 71% rain3 AM: 72% rain4 AM: 99% rain5 AM: 100% rain6 AM: 94% rain7 AM: 82% rain8 AM: 73% rain9 AM: 71% rain10 AM: 53% rain11 AM: 43% rain12 PM: 62% rain1 PM: 66% rain2 PM: 64% rain3 PM: 45% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:55 PM
Mon 62°58° 24%
Tue 59°52°
Wed 62°52°
Thu 64°56°
Fri 69°54°
Sat 60°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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