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Singing Hills Forest Preseve

Millennium Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Millennium Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Singing Hills Forest Preseve 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 mi771 – 807 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

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

5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 770–806 ft

Out & Back · Singing Hills Forest Preseve

Trailhead: Millennium Trail · 42.33706, -88.14412

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 1.5 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-8-km-64e0

Trail surface

91% paved6% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 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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