Virgil Gilman Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Virgil Gilman Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Barnes Forest Preserve near Montgomery, 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.
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Virgil Gilman Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 649–682 ft
Out & Back · Barnes Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.75223, -88.37772
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Virgil Gilman Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Prairie Loop Trail via Virgil Gilman Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Turnstone Lake via Virgil Gilman Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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