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Bliss Woods Forest Preserve

Virgil Gilman Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Virgil Gilman Trail is an 8.4-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 – 715 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76246, -88.39976
Nearest town Prestbury, IL
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Virgil Gilman Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 673–715 ft

Out & Back · Bliss Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.76246, -88.39976

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading N.
  5. 3.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 3.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 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-9b40

Trail surface

79% paved12% gravel1% boardwalk8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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