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According to users from AllTrails.com, the best place to hike in Grant Woods Forest Preserve is Grant Woods Trail, which has a 4.6 star rating from 542 reviews. This trail is 4.9 mi long with an elevation gain of 200 ft.
Grant Woods Forest Preserve. Photos (625) Directions. Print/PDF map. Share. More. Length 4.9 miElevation gain 200 ftRoute type Loop. Check out this 4.9-mile loop trail near Lake Villa, Illinois. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 1 h 36 min to complete.
6 reviews and 34 photos of GRANT WOODS FOREST PRESERVE "Hiking. Snow mobiling. A great and varied Bike trail. Black birds. Huge Turtles. Sand Hill Cranes. Hawks. Vultures. Ground squirrels. Crawfish. Dragonflies. Sparrows. Gold finches. Blue birds. Crows. Deer. Oaks and ashes and maples and quaking aspen and pines and black walnuts. What will ...
- Lake Villa, IL 60046
About Grant Woods Forest Preserve. There is a lot of variety in this gently rolling landscape of woodlands, prairie and marsh. One area, designated as a protected Illinois Nature Preserve, was never farmed and thus is rich in rare native plants. It even supports a tamarack bog, a rarity in this region.
Grant Woods Forest Preserve. Photos (295) Directions. Print/PDF map. Share. More. Length 1.6 miElevation gain 85 ftRoute type Loop. Head out on this 1.6-mile loop trail near Lake Villa, Illinois. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 33 min to complete.
Snowmobile Trail. Chain O’Lakes Bike Path. Boardwalks & Bridges. On Monaville Road between Route 59 and Fairfield Road, near Lake Villa. Emergency: call 911. Non-emergency public safety issue: 847-549-5200. Rev. 9/10.
Shelter A is located within Grant Woods Forest Preserve in Ingleside and offers a nearby playfield and horseshoe pit. Picnickers also have access to the preserve's fishing pond and trails. Access this shelter from the preserve's Monaville Road entrance, just east of Route 59, on the south side of the road. View Map.
