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Bliss Woods Forest Preserve

Virgil Gilman Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Virgil Gilman Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Bliss Woods Forest Preserve near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 715 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76089, -88.40650
Nearest town Prestbury, IL
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Virgil Gilman Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 673–715 ft

Out & Back · Bliss Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.76089, -88.40650

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading E.
  6. 3.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 3.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miArrive 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-15-km-a58e

Trail surface

77% paved10% gravel1% boardwalk12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 1 min before dark.

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