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Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Destrehan Viewpoint & Kunz Road via Destrehan Road

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Destrehan Viewpoint & Kunz Road via Destrehan Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Columbia Bottom Conservation Area near Oldenburg, IL. The route reaches Destrehan Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 423 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.81192, -90.14326
Nearest town Oldenburg, IL
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Destrehan Viewpoint & Kunz Road via Destrehan Road

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 418–424 ft

Out & Back · Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Trailhead: 38.81192, -90.14326

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Destrehan Viewpoint.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Destrehan Road, heading SW.
  4. 1.8 miReach Destrehan Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 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/destrehan-viewpoint-kunz-road-out-back-6-km-e087

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:29 PM.

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