AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Main Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min

Main Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Palisades, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 692 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71171, -87.95531
Nearest town Palisades, IL
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Main Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min

Elevation 647–691 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.71171, -87.95531

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Clarendon Hills Road, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Main Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftArrive 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-4-km-69a6

Trail surface

52% grass33% dirt15% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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