Kelly Detention Basin & Route 66 Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Kelly Detention Basin & Route 66 Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Towanda, IL. The route reaches Kelly Detention Basin at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kelly Detention Basin & Route 66 Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Elevation 755–826 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Route 66 Trail · 40.58897, -88.86175
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Route 66 Trail, heading SW.
- 7 miReach Kelly Detention Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.9 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 6:37 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 7:25 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Blackstone Trail Lake & Route 66 Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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