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Lake Marley & Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path

6.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Lake Marley & Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Urbana, IL. The route reaches Lake Marley. 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.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 764 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.09784, -88.22649
Nearest town Urbana, IL
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Lake Marley & Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path

6.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 713–763 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.09784, -88.22649

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

Transit-accessible: Pennsylvania & Ag. Engineering stop 314 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto First Street Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miPass Lake Marley.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path, heading W.
  17. 1 miReach Lake Marley, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto First Street Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.2 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/lake-marley-harold-e-ruppel-mem-bike-path-out-back-10-km-0622

Trail surface

78% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pennsylvania & Ag. Engineering stop 314 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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