Metro Bike Link Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Metro Bike Link Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Shiloh Station, IL. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Metro Bike Link Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 450–502 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.53768, -89.87881
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 93°F / low 73° · precip 39% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Shiloh-Scott stop 101 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto SWIC Campus Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading S.
- 3.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Shiloh-Scott stop 101 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Metro Bike Link Trail 7 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Metro Bike Link Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Metro Bike Link Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Metro Bike Link Trail & SWIC Campus Trail 8 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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