West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve

Truitt Trail & West Loop Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Truitt Trail & West Loop Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve near Woodland Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 764 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88682, -88.26074
Nearest town Woodland Hills, IL

Directions

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Truitt Trail & West Loop Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 739–763 ft

Out & Back · West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.88682, -88.26074

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading NW.
  11. 1 miTurn right onto Gentian Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Loop Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Truitt Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miReach West Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto West Loop Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gentian Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading SW.
  18. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% gravel31% paved28% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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