Millennium Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Millennium Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Singing Hills Forest Preseve near Wauconda, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Millennium Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 780–829 ft
Out & Back · Singing Hills Forest Preseve
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 left onto Millennium Trail, heading NE.
- 4.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 4:45 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Millennium Sunset Point via Millennium Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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