Main Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Main Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Darien, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi719 – 771 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73621, -88.01423
Nearest town Darien, IL
Directions
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Main Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 718–772 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73621, -88.01423
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 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 SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, 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
78% paved16% gravel4% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- 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 9.5 mi · ▲ 80 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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