Millennium Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Millennium Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Fourth Lake Forest Preserve near Grandwood Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Millennium Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 758–799 ft
Out & Back · Fourth Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.37767, -87.98332
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 88% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading NW.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Millennium Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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