Constitution Trail Southtown Branch & Route 66 Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Constitution Trail Southtown Branch & Route 66 Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Hendrix, IL. It is mostly level, with 240 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Constitution Trail Southtown Branch & Route 66 Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 723–886 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.44452, -88.99444
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Transit-accessible: Southgate & Greyhound stop 556 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Constitution Trail Southtown Branch, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Route 66 Trail, heading W.
- 4.8 miReach Constitution Trail Southtown Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.8 miTurn right onto Constitution Trail Southtown Branch, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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 7:26 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Southgate & Greyhound stop 556 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Constitution Trail Southtown Branch 4 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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