AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower & MCT Confluence Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower & MCT Confluence Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Oldenburg, IL. The route reaches Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 446 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.81076, -90.10121
Nearest town Oldenburg, IL
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Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower & MCT Confluence Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 413–447 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.81076, -90.10121

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto MCT Confluence Trail, heading S.
  4. 6.9 miReach Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lewis-clark-confluence-tower-mct-confluence-trail-out-back

Trail surface

73% gravel26% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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