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Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve

Millennium Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Millennium Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve near Druce Lake, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 794 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35699, -88.01010
Nearest town Druce Lake, IL
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Millennium Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 762–795 ft

Out & Back · Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.35699, -88.01010

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

Transit-accessible: Lancer & Willow stop 134 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 1.1 miBear right onto Millennium Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftArrive 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-out-back-12-km-9cd0

Trail surface

37% gravel3% paved60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lancer & Willow stop 134 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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