AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

MCT Confluence Trail & West Levee Road

14.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 52 min

MCT Confluence Trail & West Levee Road is a 14.6-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 mi413 – 446 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Levee Road 38.81192, -90.11072
Nearest town Oldenburg, IL
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MCT Confluence Trail & West Levee Road

14.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Elevation 413–447 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Levee Road · 38.81192, -90.11072

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 92°F / low 74° · precip 38% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start on West Levee Road, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto MCT Confluence Trail, heading S.
  3. 6.7 miReach West Levee Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 6.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.6 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-west-levee-road-out-back-24-km

Trail surface

69% gravel21% paved10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F74°
Precip38%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity72%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 3% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 35% rain11 PM: 38% rain
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 75°66° 56%
Tue 68°59°
Wed 78°55°
Thu 78°54°
Fri 80°58°
Sat 71°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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