Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point via Confluence Point Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park near Alton, IL. The route reaches Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi407 – 430 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.84754, -90.16015
Nearest town Alton, IL
Directions
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Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point via Confluence Point Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 406–430 ft
Out & Back · Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park
Trailhead: 38.84754, -90.16015
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto Confluence Point Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 3.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
6% gravel94% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Confluence Point Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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