Alpine Slide & Remi's Ridge
2.3 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Alpine Slide & Remi's Ridge is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Rice, IL. It climbs 752 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Alpine Slide & Remi's Ridge
2.3 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 609–1,022 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: West Chestnut Mountain Road · 42.31948, -90.39281
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto True Love, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock n' Roll, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Remi's Ridge, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Remi's Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Rock n' Roll, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto True Love, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:32 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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