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Bliss Woods Forest Preserve

Virgil Gilman Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Virgil Gilman Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Bliss Woods Forest Preserve near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 715 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78248, -88.43093
Nearest town Prestbury, IL
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Virgil Gilman Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 687–715 ft

Out & Back · Bliss Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.78248, -88.43093

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/virgil-gilman-trail-out-back-6-km-62dc

Trail surface

73% paved27% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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