Cardinal Court & Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Cardinal Court & Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Normal, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cardinal Court & Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 771–833 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch · 40.50752, -88.98460
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Uptown Station stop 104 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cardinal Court, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gregory Street, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Gregory Street, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cardinal Court, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Uptown Station stop 104 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch Trailhead
- Constitution Trail Illinois Central Branch 7.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Constitution Trail Illinois Central Branch 5 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Cardinal Court & Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch 5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Birky Pond–Cardinal Court, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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