AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Metro Bike Link Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 7.3-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 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Metro Bike Link Trail 38.51386, -89.92856
Nearest town Miller, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 461–534 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Metro Bike Link Trail · 38.51386, -89.92856

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Carlyle at Green Mount stop 615 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Dr. Tom Amlung Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 3.1 miTurn left onto East Belleville Bikeway, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Richland Creek Bike Trail, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto East Belleville Bikeway, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
  12. 3.2 miTurn left onto Dr. Tom Amlung Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 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-6ce7

Trail surface

96% paved4% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Carlyle at Green Mount stop 615 m from the trailhead

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