AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Monon Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Monon Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Calumet City, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 610 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monon Trail 41.61478, -87.51917
Nearest town Calumet City, IL
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Monon Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 590–611 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Monon Trail · 41.61478, -87.51917

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: Hohman & Douglas stop 165 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Monon Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/monon-trail-out-back-8-km-1fd5

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hohman & Douglas stop 165 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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