AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Millennium Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Millennium Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Ivanhoe, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 846 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.26531, -88.04355
Nearest town Ivanhoe, IL
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Millennium Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 742–848 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.26531, -88.04355

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Millennium Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Millenium Trail, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach Millennium Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Millenium Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/millennium-trail-millennium-trail-out-back-9-km-220e

Trail surface

57% paved43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ivanhoe, Illinois