AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Roby Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Roby Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Kenwood, 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 mi709 – 728 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.08881, -88.28975
Nearest town Kenwood, IL
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Roby Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 708–730 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.08881, -88.28975

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Windsor & Cherry Hills stop 540 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Robeson Meadows Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Roby Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Robeson Meadows Trail, heading SW.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/roby-trail-out-back-3-km-4ba6

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Windsor & Cherry Hills stop 540 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Kenwood, Illinois