Virgil Gilman Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 55 min
Virgil Gilman Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi666 – 712 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76613, -88.40765
Nearest town Prestbury, IL
Directions
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Virgil Gilman Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 55 min
Elevation 665–711 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.76613, -88.40765
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Access Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Virgil Gilman Access Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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 surface
48% paved3% gravel49% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Virgil Gilman Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Turnstone Lake via Virgil Gilman Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Virgil Gilman Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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