Metro Bike Link Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 46 min
Metro Bike Link Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Belleville, IL. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Metro Bike Link Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 46 min
Elevation 482–532 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: East Belleville Bikeway · 38.52347, -89.98291
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Illinois at Douglas stop 116 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Belleville Bikeway, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Richland Creek Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Richland Creek Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto East Belleville Bikeway, heading SE.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Illinois at Douglas stop 116 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from East Belleville Bikeway Trailhead
- Metro Bike Link Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Richland Creek Bike Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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