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Metro Bike Link Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Metro Bike Link Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Avery Hill, IL. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi440 – 558 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Metro Bike Link Trail 38.55782, -90.01640
Nearest town Avery Hill, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 440–557 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Metro Bike Link Trail · 38.55782, -90.01640

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Memorial Hospital stop 69 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
  2. 3.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftReach Metro Bike Link Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.2 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-8-km-e3b8

Trail surface

97% paved2% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Memorial Hospital stop 69 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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