Virgil Gilman Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Virgil Gilman Trail is a 5.4-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.
Elevation
0 mi650 – 686 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76368, -88.39310
Nearest town Prestbury, IL
Directions
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Virgil Gilman Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 649–686 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.76368, -88.39310
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Access Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 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 W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 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.
- 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 surface
91% paved1% gravel8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Virgil Gilman Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Great Prairie Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Central Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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