Lake Marley & Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path
5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Lake Marley & Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Savoy, IL. The route reaches Lake Marley. It is mostly level, with 27 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
5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 712–746 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.06883, -88.23864
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Sterling on First stop 156 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass Lake Marley.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 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.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 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 2.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sterling on First stop 156 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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