Virgil Gilman Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Virgil Gilman Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Virgil Gilman Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 649–688 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Virgil Gilman Trail · 41.76672, -88.39638
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 62° · precip 100% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Virgil Gilman Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Access Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Virgil Gilman Access Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 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 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Virgil Gilman Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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