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McDonald Woods Forest Preserve

Millennium Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Millennium Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in McDonald Woods Forest Preserve near Lindenhurst, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 794 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40032, -88.01639
Nearest town Lindenhurst, IL
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Millennium Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 758–796 ft

Out & Back · McDonald Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.40032, -88.01639

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 65°F / low 60° · precip 86% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Millennium Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/millennium-trail-out-back-6-km-7881

Trail surface

36% gravel64% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 65°F60°
Precip86%Wind13 mphUV1Humidity89%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 19% rain1 AM: 21% rain2 AM: 36% rain3 AM: 52% rain4 AM: 68% rain5 AM: 84% rain6 AM: 86% rain7 AM: 86% rain8 AM: 76% rain9 AM: 83% rain10 AM: 63% rain11 AM: 61% rain12 PM: 65% rain1 PM: 52% rain2 PM: 56% rain3 PM: 53% rain4 PM: 26% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 19% rain11 PM: 13% rain
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:55 PM
Mon 61°55°
Tue 59°52°
Wed 63°52°
Thu 63°57°
Fri 66°55°
Sat 61°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 12 min before dark.

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