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Metro Bike Link Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Swansea, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi518 – 571 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.53646, -89.98734
Nearest town Swansea, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 518–570 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.53646, -89.98734

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Swansea Loop at Metrolink stop 16 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 2.2 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-7-km-73d6

Trail surface

98% paved2% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Swansea Loop at Metrolink stop 16 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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