Mattis Lake & Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Mattis Lake & Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Savoy, IL. The route reaches Mattis Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 745 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.06916, -88.25439
Nearest town Savoy, IL

Directions

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Mattis Lake & Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 716–746 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.06916, -88.25439

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Woodfield & Curtis Road stop 346 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miPass Mattis Lake.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftReach Mattis Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Boulware Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Woodfield & Curtis Road stop 346 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead