AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

GM&O Heritage Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 12 min

GM&O Heritage Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Millstadt Junction, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi423 – 499 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.46141, -90.21564
Nearest town Millstadt Junction, IL
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GM&O Heritage Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 423–499 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.46141, -90.21564

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto GM&O Heritage Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftReach GM&O Heritage Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 1.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 400 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/gm-o-heritage-trail-out-back

Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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