Bruce Hannon Levee Trail & Sangamon River Bluff Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Bruce Hannon Levee Trail & Sangamon River Bluff Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Robert Allerton Park near Monticello, IL. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bruce Hannon Levee Trail & Sangamon River Bluff Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 632–679 ft
Out & Back · Robert Allerton Park
Trailhead: Bruce Hannon Levee Trail · 40.02086, -88.58510
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 82°F / low 68° · precip 29% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bruce Hannon Levee Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Sangamon River Bluff Trail, heading SE.
- 3.1 miReach Bruce Hannon Levee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Bruce Hannon Levee Trail, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bruce Hannon Levee Trail Trailhead
- Sangamon River Bluff Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Bruce Hannon Levee Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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