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Veterans Memorial Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Veterans Memorial Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Windmill Estates, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 735 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58641, -87.99422
Nearest town Windmill Estates, IL
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Veterans Memorial Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 714–735 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.58641, -87.99422

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 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-7-km-8248

Trail surface

36% paved64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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