AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

MCT Confluence Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 30 min

MCT Confluence Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Oldenburg, IL. 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 mi417 – 446 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.79195, -90.11527
Nearest town Oldenburg, IL
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MCT Confluence Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 415–447 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.79195, -90.11527

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto MCT Confluence Trail, heading SW.
  4. 5 miReach MCT Confluence Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 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/mct-confluence-trail-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

95% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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