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Marl Flat Forest Preserve

Millennium Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Millennium Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Marl Flat Forest Preserve near Volo, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 807 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Millennium Trail 42.33706, -88.14412
Nearest town Volo, IL
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Millennium Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 763–806 ft

Out & Back · Marl Flat Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Millennium Trail · 42.33706, -88.14412

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Millennium Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.6 miArrive 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-5-km-66a0

Trail surface

80% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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