Prairie Loop Trail via Virgil Gilman Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Prairie Loop Trail via Virgil Gilman Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Bliss Woods Forest Preserve near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Loop Trail via Virgil Gilman Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 673–720 ft
Out & Back · Bliss Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.76246, -88.39976
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading N.
- 4.1 miTurn right onto Prairie Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Prairie Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading S.
- 3.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Virgil Gilman Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Great Prairie Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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