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Metro Bike Link Trail & Tecklenburg Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Metro Bike Link Trail & Tecklenburg Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Swansea, IL. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 571 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boul Avenue Trail 38.53123, -89.98507
Nearest town Swansea, IL
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Metro Bike Link Trail & Tecklenburg Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 488–570 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Boul Avenue Trail · 38.53123, -89.98507

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Illinois at Anna stop 112 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
  2. 3.5 miTurn left onto Tecklenburg Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miReach Metro Bike Link Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading N.
  5. 3.5 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-tecklenburg-trail-out-back-13-km-8534

Trail surface

98% paved2% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Illinois at Anna stop 112 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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