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McDonald Woods Forest Preserve

Millennium Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Millennium Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in McDonald Woods Forest Preserve near Lindenhurst, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 804 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40698, -88.02759
Nearest town Lindenhurst, IL
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Millennium Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 758–803 ft

Out & Back · McDonald Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.40698, -88.02759

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 500 ftSharp left onto Millennium Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 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-8-km-925e

Trail surface

25% gravel22% paved53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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