AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Main Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Main Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Bayberry Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 778 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74337, -88.03095
Nearest town Bayberry Ridge, IL
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Main Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 718–779 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74337, -88.03095

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Main Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 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-14-km-8bb2

Trail surface

72% paved17% gravel4% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:07 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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