Main Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Main Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Darien, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Main Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 718–775 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73622, -88.01197
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Janes & 83rd Street stop 231 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Main Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Janes & 83rd Street stop 231 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Main Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Main Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Main Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Greene Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Greene Trail 6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Greene Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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