Lake Marley & Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path
5.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Lake Marley & Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Champaign, IL. The route reaches Lake Marley. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Marley & Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path
5.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 713–768 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.09465, -88.23343
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Fourth & St. Mary's stop 6 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Lake Marley.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path, heading W.
- 1 miReach Lake Marley, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:22 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Fourth & St. Mary's stop 6 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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