AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bruce Hannon Levee Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 45 min

Bruce Hannon Levee Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Monticello, IL. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 679 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bruce Hannon Levee Trail 40.02086, -88.58510
Nearest town Monticello, IL
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Bruce Hannon Levee Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 45 min

Elevation 635–679 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bruce Hannon Levee Trail · 40.02086, -88.58510

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bruce Hannon Levee Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miReach Bruce Hannon Levee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 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/bruce-hannon-levee-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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