AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Main Line (Columbus-Chicago)

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Main Line (Columbus-Chicago) is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Claremont Cottages, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 607 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86353, -87.68753
Nearest town Claremont Cottages, IL
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Main Line (Columbus-Chicago)

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 581–607 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.86353, -87.68753

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Ogden & Western stop 151 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Main Line (Columbus-Chicago), heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 100 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/main-line-columbus-chicago-out-back-4-km-77b9

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ogden & Western stop 151 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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