The Millennium Trail Photos
Mundelein and Lakewood Forest Preserve

This is the deserted parking lot where I parked off of Fairfield Road. The sign in front reads "Lakewood ~ Millennium Trail Parking ~ Winter Sports Area". I shared the lot with one John Deere Tractor!

 

One of the steep hills on the Millennium Trail as you head southeast from the parking Lakewood parking area. You can see the perspective better if you click on the photo for the larger version.

Note: This trail has been expanded a little since these photos were originally taken. The original trails are still the same but I do not have photos of the newer sections *yet).

 

This is a view of the trail as you head east toward the beginning of the main trail just west of Mundelein.

You can see Davis Lake in the distance just before a steep hill (or after the hill if you are heading west).

The Millennium Trail is well marked and you may need to check the signs occasionally in order to stay on the main trail.

Hello Mr. Turtle! I saw this guy as I was riding by and stopped for a photo. He was waiting for the bike traffic to pass and didn't really feel like posing I guess. He was gone when I came back from the other direction.

This is the eastern part of the "Main" trail. This is still called the Millennium Trail, is paved and goes alongside Route 176 into Mundelein. I did not take this part of the trail.

The mile 0.0 marker and the beginning of the main Millennium Trail (heading west and north). This is just west of Gilmer Road at Route 176 (Hawley St)

The trail starts off here winding uphill.

There are actually quite a few benches along the trail if you need a break. I never used to think about this much but after being on trails where there is no where to sit down to take a break on the entire trail, I have learned to appreciate this simple improvement.