AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lost Bridge Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Lost Bridge Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Shale Bluff, IL. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi518 – 584 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.78255, -89.60465
Nearest town Shale Bluff, IL
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Lost Bridge Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 518–584 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.78255, -89.60465

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Transit-accessible: JC Penney stop 604 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lost Bridge Trail, heading N.
  3. 4.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 4.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftArrive 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/lost-bridge-trail-out-back-14-km-ac5d

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: JC Penney stop 604 m from the trailhead

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