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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Mattis Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftReach Mattis Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Boulware Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Harold E Ruppel Mem Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Woodfield & Curtis Road stop 346 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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