Main Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Main Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Bayberry Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Main Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Elevation 695–779 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.74337, -88.03095
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Janes Avenue & Janes Court stop 616 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Main Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Janes Avenue & Janes Court stop 616 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Main Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Main Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Greene Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Greene Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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