AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Metro Bike Link Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Shiloh, IL. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 610 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.54848, -89.89990
Nearest town Shiloh, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 457–609 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.54848, -89.89990

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Lebanon at Valley View Farm stop 714 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 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-b0d8

Trail surface

94% paved6% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:38 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

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Lebanon at Valley View Farm stop 714 m from the trailhead

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