AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Millennium Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Millennium Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Sylvan 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 mi817 – 853 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25968, -88.05915
Nearest town Sylvan Lake, IL
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Millennium Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 817–851 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.25968, -88.05915

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Millenium Trail, heading E.
  11. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  20. 150 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-4-km-66b6

Trail surface

29% paved71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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