McDonald Woods Forest Preserve
Millennium Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Millennium Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in McDonald Woods Forest Preserve near Lindenhurst, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Millennium Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 758–789 ft
Out & Back · McDonald Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.40935, -88.01048
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 61° · precip 86% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Central Marsh–Millenium Trail, 3 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Sand Lake via Millennium Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Fourth Lake via Millennium Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Millennium Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- McDonald Woods Lake & Wood Chip Trail via Millennium Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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