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Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch is a 3-mile out-and-back near Normal, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 814 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50250, -88.97915
Nearest town Normal, IL
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Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 778–814 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.50250, -88.97915

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Vernon Stables stop 265 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 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/constitution-trail-bloomer-line-branch-out-back-5-km-2c71

Trail surface

95% paved1% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Vernon Stables stop 265 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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