Main Trail & Tear-Thumb Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Main Trail & Tear-Thumb Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Argonne National Laboratory near Darien, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Main Trail & Tear-Thumb Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 671–752 ft
Out & Back · Argonne National Laboratory
Trailhead: 41.72553, -87.97331
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Argonne National Lab stop 275 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left onto Main Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Tear-Thumb Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Main Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Tear-Thumb Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tear-Thumb Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Main Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Argonne National Lab stop 275 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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