AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

690 North via Rock Island Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 9 min

690 North via Rock Island Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Wyoming, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 719 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Island Trail 41.06341, -89.77482
Nearest town Wyoming, IL
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690 North via Rock Island Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 673–717 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rock Island Trail · 41.06341, -89.77482

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left onto 690 North, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miReach 690 North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right onto Rock Island Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.1 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-6-km

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

Hikes near Wyoming, Illinois