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Metro Bike Link Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Miller, IL. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 535 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brookhill Connector 38.50912, -89.92420
Nearest town Miller, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 462–534 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Brookhill Connector · 38.50912, -89.92420

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Brookhill Connector, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading W.
  3. 3.2 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. 3.2 miContinue straight onto Brookhill Connector, heading E.
  11. 150 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-out-back-11-km-1068

Trail surface

95% paved5% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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