Main Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Main Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Bayberry Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi696 – 778 ft11.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72878, -88.02401
Nearest town Bayberry Ridge, IL
Directions
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Main Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 695–777 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.72878, -88.02401
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn right, 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.
- 150 ftBear left, 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
58% dirt39% paved3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Valley Trail (1.0 mi) & West Branch DuPage River Trail via Southern Dupage Regional Trail 16 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Main Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Main Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Lake Carleton & Lake Harriet 5.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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