Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve
Central Marsh & Millennium Viewpoint via Millennium Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Central Marsh & Millennium Viewpoint via Millennium Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve near Rollins, IL. The route passes Central Marsh before reaching Millennium Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Central Marsh & Millennium Viewpoint via Millennium Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 772–798 ft
Out & Back · Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.37633, -88.04822
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 65°F / low 60° · precip 87% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Central Marsh.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Central Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Millennium Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 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 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Third Lake–Central Marsh, 3 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Third Lake & Central Marsh via Millennium Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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