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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Millennium Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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
Weather
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
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Millennium Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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