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Metro Bike Link Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Belleville, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 532 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Metro Bike Link Trail 38.51470, -89.96273
Nearest town Belleville, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 462–532 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Metro Bike Link Trail · 38.51470, -89.96273

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 92°F / low 73° · precip 42% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: McClintock at McKinley stop 309 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Metro Bike Link Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.9 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-6-km-0916

Trail surface

96% paved4% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F73°
Feels like91°Precip42%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity54%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 21% rain11 PM: 42% rain
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 77°66° 54%
Tue 74°59°
Wed 77°55°
Thu 78°54°
Fri 80°57°
Sat 67°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: McClintock at McKinley stop 309 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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