Lakewood Forest Preserve

Millennium Sunset Point via Millennium Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Millennium Sunset Point via Millennium Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda, IL. The route reaches Millennium Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 833 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.27705, -88.11623
Nearest town Wauconda, IL

Directions

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Millennium Sunset Point via Millennium Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 823–834 ft

Out & Back · Lakewood Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.27705, -88.11623

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miReach Millennium Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 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

79% gravel21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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