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Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Savoy, 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 mi735 – 745 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.08292, -88.26149
Nearest town Savoy, IL
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Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 735–746 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.08292, -88.26149

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Galen & Windsor stop 74 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miReach Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 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/harold-e-ruppel-mem-bike-path-out-back-4-km-8770

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Galen & Windsor stop 74 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Savoy, Illinois