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Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower via MCT Confluence Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower via MCT Confluence Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Hartford, IL. The route reaches Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. 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.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 446 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.84185, -90.09936
Nearest town Hartford, IL
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Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower via MCT Confluence Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 417–447 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.84185, -90.09936

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto MCT Confluence Trail, heading S.
  5. 2.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftReach Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 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-out-back-52cb

Trail surface

80% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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