Millennium Trail
12 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Millennium Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Fourth Lake Forest Preserve near Lambs Corners, IL. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Millennium Trail
12 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 758–799 ft
Out & Back · Fourth Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.37683, -87.97869
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 60°F / low 56° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading N.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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 4.3 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Millennium Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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