Central Marsh & Millennium Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Central Marsh & Millennium Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Fourth Lake Forest Preserve near Lindenhurst, IL. The route reaches Central Marsh. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Central Marsh & Millennium Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Elevation 759–804 ft
Out & Back · Fourth Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.40807, -88.02998
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Round Lake Beach stop 734 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Central Marsh.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach Central Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 3.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Round Lake Beach stop 734 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Jones Island Beach–Molly's Pond, 3 beaches 14.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Millennium Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- McDonald Woods Lake via Millennium Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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