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Timber Ridge Trail – Great Western Trail loop from West Chicago

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Timber Ridge Trail – Great Western Trail loop from West Chicago

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Timber Ridge Trail – Great Western Trail loop from West Chicago

03:05

49.7km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

3.04 km

Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve

Nature Reserve

2

7.37 km

Lincoln Marsh Pavilion

Highlight • Rest Area

Lincoln Marsh Pavilion is a wooded area with open spaces and lakes, offering recreational activities for children. You'll find picnic tables and a portable restroom here.

Tip by

3

8.25 km

Graf Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Graf Park is an 18.7-acre community park with a synthetic turf field, playground, picnic areas, and a paved walking path. Every 4th of July, it hosts the Independence Day fireworks celebration.

Tip by

4

11.5 km

W.W. Stevens Park

Highlight • Rest Area

A small family-friend park, with playgrounds and a water fountain.

Tip by

5

12.7 km

Memorial Park, Wheaton

Highlight • Rest Area

Memorial Park is located just north of downtown Wheaton. It was constructed in 1921 and is the city's oldest park. In 2020, it got a renovation, and now the state-of-the-art …

Tip by

6

20.7 km

Illinois Prairie Path (Grand Illinois Trail)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Illinois Prairie Path and Grand Illinois Trail overlap here. Both long-distance trails are built primarily from crushed limestone dust, although they also go through stretches of concrete and asphalt …

Tip by

7

34.0 km

Rathje Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Rathje Park is a small, family-friend, local park that features open spaces, lakes, shaded areas, and paved trails, making it a good spot for a quick break or a brief ride.

Tip by

8

38.8 km

Timber Ridge Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Timber Ridge Trail connects the Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch with the Great Western Trail. This smooth, paved path runs past Kline Creek Farm and Timber Lake.

Tip by

9

40.7 km

Great Western Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Once the railbed of the Chicago Great Western Railroad, the Great Western Trail is now a lovely, mostly flat ride on a surface of crushed limestone dust.

Tip by

44.5 km

West Branch Forest Preserve

Nature Reserve

B

49.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.8 km

15.5 km

4.95 km

2.51 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.2 km

14.4 km

8.45 km

1.60 km

< 100 m

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