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Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve

Veterans Memorial Trail via Centennial Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Veterans Memorial Trail via Centennial Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve near Big Run Acres, IL. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 732 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67162, -88.02927
Nearest town Big Run Acres, IL
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Veterans Memorial Trail via Centennial Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Elevation 583–730 ft

Out & Back · Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 41.67162, -88.02927

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 3 miTurn right onto Centennial Trail, heading N.
  3. 3 miTurn left onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.4 miReach Veterans Memorial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right onto Centennial Trail, heading S.
  6. 3 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 2.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/veterans-memorial-trail-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

41% paved59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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