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Virgil Gilman Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Virgil Gilman Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 712 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

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

3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 665–711 ft

Out & Back

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 ftBear right onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Access Trail, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Virgil Gilman Access Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/virgil-gilman-trail-out-back-5-km-1a1f

Trail surface

60% paved2% gravel38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 2 min before dark.

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