Metro Bike Link Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Metro Bike Link Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Shiloh, IL. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi440 – 512 ft13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.56218, -89.84396
Nearest town Shiloh, IL
Directions
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Metro Bike Link Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Elevation 440–513 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.56218, -89.84396
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 3.7 miContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 6.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
42% paved3% boardwalk55% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~156 min). Leave by 4:04 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Metro Bike Link Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- Metro Bike Link Trail 13.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Metro Bike Link Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 334 ft
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