AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

MCT Confluence Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

MCT Confluence Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Oldenburg, IL. 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 mi413 – 446 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

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

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 413–446 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 right onto MCT Confluence Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 250 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/mct-confluence-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

80% paved2% gravel18% 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 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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