AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Metro Bike Link Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 4.6-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 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

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

4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 461–532 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Metro Bike Link Trail · 38.51470, -89.96273

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:00 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 miTurn left onto Dr. Tom Amlung Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading N.
  4. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 400 ftTurn right onto Dr. Tom Amlung Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 1.8 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-efc0

Trail surface

98% paved2% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 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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