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Virgil Gilman Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Virgil Gilman Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 712 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

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

7.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 649–711 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 right, heading SE.
  12. 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.9 miBear right onto Virgil Gilman Access Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftArrive 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/virgil-gilman-trail-out-back-12-km-7df7

Trail surface

77% paved1% gravel22% 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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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