Waubonsie Trail via Virgil Gilman Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Waubonsie Trail via Virgil Gilman Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Aurora, 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.
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Waubonsie Trail via Virgil Gilman Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 614–675 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.75207, -88.32405
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: River & Gale stop 192 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Fox River Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading S.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Waubonsie Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Waubonsie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 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 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: River & Gale stop 192 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fox River Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 32 ft
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