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Metro Bike Link Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Belleville, IL. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi440 – 571 ft13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Belleville Bikeway 38.52347, -89.98291
Nearest town Belleville, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Elevation 441–570 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Belleville Bikeway · 38.52347, -89.98291

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Transit-accessible: Illinois at Douglas stop 116 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on East Belleville Bikeway, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Richland Creek Bike Trail, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
  5. 6.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftReach Metro Bike Link Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 6.3 miContinue straight onto Richland Creek Bike Trail, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto East Belleville Bikeway, heading SE.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/metro-bike-link-trail-metro-bike-link-trail-out-back-21-km-fc69

Trail surface

97% paved3% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Illinois at Douglas stop 116 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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