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690 North via Rock Island Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 21 min

690 North via Rock Island Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Toulon, IL. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 735 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Island Trail 41.08898, -89.83860
Nearest town Toulon, IL
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690 North via Rock Island Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 637–735 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rock Island Trail · 41.08898, -89.83860

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rock Island Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.7 miTurn right onto 690 North, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miReach 690 North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.7 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/690-north-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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