Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve
Timber Lake & Timber Ridge Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur
9.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Timber Lake & Timber Ridge Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve near West Chicago, IL. The route reaches Timber Lake. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Timber Lake & Timber Ridge Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur
9.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 714–774 ft
Out & Back · Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.88181, -88.19794
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Transit-accessible: West Chicago stop 110 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading E.
- 2.3 miPass Timber Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Great Western Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Timber Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading S.
- 2.3 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 1.2 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West Chicago stop 110 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur 4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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