AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Metro Bike Link Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Shiloh Station, IL. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi449 – 502 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.53931, -89.87902
Nearest town Shiloh Station, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 448–502 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.53931, -89.87902

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Shiloh-Scott Base Loop at Metrolink stop 16 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miContinue straight onto SWIC Campus Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading S.
  8. 3.4 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-11-km-a75e

Trail surface

81% paved5% boardwalk14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Shiloh-Scott Base Loop at Metrolink stop 16 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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