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Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Kunz Road via Destrehan Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Kunz Road via Destrehan Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Columbia Bottom Conservation Area near Oldenburg, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 427 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.80658, -90.15256
Nearest town Oldenburg, IL
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Kunz Road via Destrehan Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 418–426 ft

Out & Back · Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Trailhead: 38.80658, -90.15256

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Destrehan Road, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miReach Kunz Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right onto Confluence, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Destrehan Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.4 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-viewpoint-kunz-road-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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