Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve
Virgil Gilman Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Virgil Gilman Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve near Sugar Grove, 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
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 683–702 ft
Out & Back · Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Creekside trail · 41.78124, -88.44239
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Creekside trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Old Oak Road trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Creekside trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from Creekside trail Trailhead
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