Main Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Main Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Bayberry Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi719 – 764 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72783, -88.02643
Nearest town Bayberry Ridge, IL
Directions
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Main Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 718–764 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.72783, -88.02643
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Main Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
71% paved22% gravel5% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bruce Lake & Plainfield Road Walking Path 6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Main Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Main Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Main Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Main Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Greene Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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