Virgil Gilman Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Virgil Gilman Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Bliss Woods Forest Preserve near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 28 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
7.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 673–715 ft
Out & Back · Bliss Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Virgil Gilman Trail · 41.76672, -88.39638
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Virgil Gilman Trail, heading W.
- 4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.8 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Virgil Gilman Trail Trailhead
- Virgil Gilman Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Great Prairie Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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