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Fairview Park

Cardinal Court & Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch

5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Cardinal Court & Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Fairview Park near Normal, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi771 – 830 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Uptown Circle 40.50966, -88.98461
Nearest town Normal, IL
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Cardinal Court & Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch

5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 771–831 ft

Out & Back · Fairview Park

Trailhead: Uptown Circle · 40.50966, -88.98461

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Bloomington-Normal stop 101 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Uptown Circle, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Constitution Trail Illinois Central Branch, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cardinal Court, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Gregory Street, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading NW.
  14. 1 miReach Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1 miTurn left onto Gregory Street, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cardinal Court, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miSharp left onto Constitution Trail Illinois Central Branch, heading S.
  24. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miBear right onto Uptown Circle, heading S.
  28. 50 ftArrive 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/cardinal-court-constitution-trail-collegiate-branch-out-back-3-sights-9-km

Trail surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bloomington-Normal stop 101 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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