AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Metro Bike Link Trail

10 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Shiloh, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi449 – 512 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.56088, -89.87381
Nearest town Shiloh, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail

10 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Elevation 448–513 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.56088, -89.87381

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Transit-accessible: Air Mobility at Wherry stop 521 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading W.
  4. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 1.7 miContinue straight onto SWIC Campus Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading S.
  9. 4.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 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-16-km-350c

Trail surface

55% paved4% boardwalk41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Air Mobility at Wherry stop 521 m from the trailhead

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