AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Metro Bike Link Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Shiloh, IL. It climbs 334 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi440 – 512 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.56209, -89.84624
Nearest town Shiloh, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 440–513 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.56209, -89.84624

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 3.7 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. 6.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 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-22-km-a660

Trail surface

41% paved3% boardwalk56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~159 min). Leave by 4:01 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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