AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path is a 2.5-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 mi722 – 745 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.08431, -88.24987
Nearest town Savoy, IL
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Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 720–746 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.08431, -88.24987

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Fox & Windsor stop 33 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path, heading S.
  4. 1 miReach Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 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-acfa

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Fox & Windsor stop 33 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Savoy, Illinois