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Turnstone Lake via Virgil Gilman Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Turnstone Lake via Virgil Gilman Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Prestbury, IL. The route reaches Turnstone Lake. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 712 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76613, -88.40765
Nearest town Prestbury, IL
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Turnstone Lake via Virgil Gilman Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 662–711 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.76613, -88.40765

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Access Trail, heading SE.
  9. 200 ftBear left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miPass Turnstone Lake.
  13. 0.5 miReach Turnstone Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.9 miBear right onto Virgil Gilman Access Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/turnstone-lake-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

74% paved1% gravel25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 8 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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