Tear-Thumb Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail via Main Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Tear-Thumb Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail via Main Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Wood Ridge Forest Preserve near Welco Corners, IL. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tear-Thumb Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail via Main Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 593–777 ft
Out & Back · Wood Ridge Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.67975, -88.03122
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Main Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tear-Thumb Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Veterans Memorial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Main Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Oak Spur Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Centennial Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Veterans Memorial Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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