Turnstone Lake via Virgil Gilman Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Turnstone Lake via Virgil Gilman Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Hupp Park near Exposition View, IL. The route reaches Turnstone Lake. 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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Turnstone Lake via Virgil Gilman Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 662–683 ft
Out & Back · Hupp Park
Trailhead: 41.77284, -88.37551
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Constitution & Copley stop 667 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Turnstone Lake.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Turnstone Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Constitution & Copley stop 667 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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