Virgil Gilman Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Virgil Gilman Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Bliss Woods Forest Preserve near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 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
6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 665–706 ft
Out & Back · Bliss Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.78233, -88.43863
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading SE.
- 2.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Access Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Virgil Gilman Access Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading N.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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