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Virgil Gilman Trail

2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 41 min

Virgil Gilman Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Montgomery, IL. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 656 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73805, -88.33175
Nearest town Montgomery, IL
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Virgil Gilman Trail

2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 41 min

Elevation 616–656 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.73805, -88.33175

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Rathbone & Oliver stop 650 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 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-3-km-66b4

Trail surface

58% paved1% boardwalk41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:15 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

  • Transit-accessible: Rathbone & Oliver stop 650 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Montgomery, Illinois