AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Confluence

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Confluence is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Columbia Bottom Conservation Area near Oldenburg, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi423 – 430 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Confluence 38.80493, -90.13209
Nearest town Oldenburg, IL
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Confluence

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 422–429 ft

Out & Back · Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Trailhead: Confluence · 38.80493, -90.13209

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Columbia Bottom Road, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Confluence, heading NW.
  3. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 miTurn left onto Upper Columbia Bottom Road, heading NE.
  5. 100 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/confluence-viewpoint-upper-columbia-bottom-road-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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