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Argonne National Laboratory

Tear-Thumb Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min

Tear-Thumb Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Argonne National Laboratory near Darien, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 742 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tear-Thumb Trail 41.71836, -87.99230
Nearest town Darien, IL
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Tear-Thumb Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min

Elevation 666–741 ft

Out & Back · Argonne National Laboratory

Trailhead: Tear-Thumb Trail · 41.71836, -87.99230

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Tear-Thumb Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Main Trail, heading N.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miReach Tear-Thumb Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tear-Thumb Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 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/tear-thumb-trail-out-back

Trail surface

76% dirt12% paved8% grass3% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

Hikes near Darien, Illinois