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Virgil Forest Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Kane County
427 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Virgil
Virgil, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 29% of Virgil is conserved land, roughly 401 acres. There are about 1.5 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Virgil, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Virgil outdoors
Conserved land
29%
401 of 1,390 acres
Trails
1.5 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.5 miUnpaved 1.5 mi
- Great Western Trail1.5 mi
Who protects the land
401 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 6 of 7 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Great Western Trail (bike route)1.5 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Virgil
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 379 acLocal Conservation Area 22 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Forest Preserve 5Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 140 | Access unknown |
| Virgil Forest Preserve 7Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 100 | Access unknown |
| Virgil Forest Preserve 3Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 87 | Access unknown |
| Great Western TrailLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 22 | Open |
| Virgil Forest Preserve 2Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 22 | Access unknown |
| Virgil Forest Preserve 6Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 20 | Access unknown |
| Virgil Forest Preserve 8Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 10 | Access unknown |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Virgil's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.