Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve

Millennium Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Millennium Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve near Third Lake, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 774 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.36134, -88.02406
Nearest town Third Lake, IL

Directions

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Millennium Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 762–776 ft

Out & Back · Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.36134, -88.02406

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miBear right onto Millennium Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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