AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wood Ridge Forest Preserve

Main Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Main Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Wood Ridge Forest Preserve near Stonegate, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 764 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69269, -88.02140
Nearest town Stonegate, IL
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Main Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 686–764 ft

Out & Back · Wood Ridge Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.69269, -88.02140

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Main Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miBear right onto Saint Patrick Road, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftBear left onto Main Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  12. 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miArrive 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-trail-out-back-11-km-1a2f

Trail surface

47% paved39% gravel4% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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