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Metro Bike Link Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Miller, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 535 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.50936, -89.92844
Nearest town Miller, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 464–534 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.50936, -89.92844

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading W.
  3. 3.1 miTurn left onto East Belleville Bikeway, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Richland Creek Bike Trail, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto East Belleville Bikeway, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading SE.
  10. 3 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/metro-bike-link-trail-out-back-10-km-4b54

Trail surface

96% paved4% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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