Monon Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Monon Trail is a 4.8-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.
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Monon Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 590–611 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Erie Lackawanna Trail · 41.61866, -87.51952
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Sibley & Morton stop 357 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Erie Lackawanna Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Monon Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Monon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Erie Lackawanna Trail, 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sibley & Morton stop 357 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Erie Lackawanna Trail Trailhead
- Fisher Street Trail & Monon Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 60 ft
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