Prairie Loop Trail via Virgil Gilman Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Prairie Loop Trail via Virgil Gilman Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Bliss Woods Forest Preserve near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 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
3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 687–720 ft
Out & Back · Bliss Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.78248, -88.43093
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Prairie Loop Trail, heading W.
- 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.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Virgil Gilman Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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