Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve
Virgil Gilman Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Virgil Gilman Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve near Blackberry Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Virgil Gilman Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 686–715 ft
Out & Back · Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.79270, -88.45916
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Waubonsee Drive, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Waubonsee Drive, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Virgil Gilman Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Loop Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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