AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Constitution Trail Southtown Branch

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Constitution Trail Southtown Branch is a 2-mile out-and-back near Colonial Meadows, 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 mi810 – 833 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Constitution Trail Southtown Branch 40.46605, -88.95002
Nearest town Colonial Meadows, IL
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Constitution Trail Southtown Branch

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 809–832 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Constitution Trail Southtown Branch · 40.46605, -88.95002

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Lincoln & Arcadia stop 114 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Constitution Trail Southtown Branch, heading SE.
  2. 1 miReach Constitution Trail Southtown Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1 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/constitution-trail-southtown-branch-out-back-3-km-4612

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Lincoln & Arcadia stop 114 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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