West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve
West Loop Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur
4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min
West Loop Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve near Woodland Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Loop Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur
4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 746–773 ft
Out & Back · West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.88515, -88.26271
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Gentian Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach West Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gentian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur 5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur 6.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur 5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Truitt Trail & West Loop Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Geneva Spur 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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