Millenium Oak–Sterling Pond, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Morton Arboretum near Lisle, IL. The route passes Sterling Pond before reaching Millenium Oak at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi686 – 745 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Birch Trail 41.81239, -88.08419
Nearest town Lisle, IL
Directions
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Millenium Oak–Sterling Pond, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 56 min
Elevation 684–743 ft
Out & Back · Morton Arboretum
Trailhead: Birch Trail · 41.81239, -88.08419
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Warrenville & White Birch stop 445 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Prairie Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Sterling Pond.
- 100 ftBear right onto Main Trail Loop 4, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Main Trail Loop 3 and 4, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 3, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Millenium Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Main Trail Loop 2, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 3, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Main Trail Loop 3 and 4, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Main Trail Loop 4, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Prairie Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Acre Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
Trail surface
43% dirt17% grass40% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Warrenville & White Birch stop 445 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Birch Trail Trailhead
- Sunfish Pond–Sterling Pond, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Arbor Lake–Sterling Pond, 5 lakes 3.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Hemlock Hill–Spruce Hill, 9 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Sterling Pond–Acre Trail, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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