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Bliss Woods Forest Preserve

Virgil Gilman Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Virgil Gilman Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Bliss Woods Forest Preserve near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 705 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76368, -88.39310
Nearest town Prestbury, IL
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Virgil Gilman Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 673–706 ft

Out & Back · Bliss Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.76368, -88.39310

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading NW.
  3. 4.4 miReach Virgil Gilman Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 4.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 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-14-km-13cb

Trail surface

98% paved1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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