AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Confluence Bike Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Confluence Bike Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Newport, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 446 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67550, -90.17986
Nearest town Newport, IL
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Confluence Bike Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 412–447 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.67550, -90.17986

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Confluence Bike Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wharf Road, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Confluence Bike Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miReach Confluence Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wharf Road, heading S.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Confluence Bike Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 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/confluence-bike-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

86% dirt1% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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