AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Metro Bike Link Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 7.5-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 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.51618, -89.92092
Nearest town Miller, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 461–534 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.51618, -89.92092

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

Transit-accessible: College Loop at Metrolink stop 102 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Dr. Tom Amlung Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 3.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 3.2 miTurn left onto Dr. Tom Amlung Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading N.
  9. 450 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-12-km-3bfd

Trail surface

91% paved3% boardwalk6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:25 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

  • Transit-accessible: College Loop at Metrolink stop 102 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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