AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve

Virgil Gilman Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Virgil Gilman Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm 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 mi686 – 705 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78233, -88.43863
Nearest town Prestbury, IL
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Virgil Gilman Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 686–705 ft

Out & Back · Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.78233, -88.43863

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 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-5-km-16bf

Trail surface

86% paved13% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Prestbury, Illinois