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Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park

Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point & Ted & Pat Jones Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point & Ted & Pat Jones Trail is a 9.7-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, 4.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi407 – 430 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.86045, -90.15732
Nearest town Alton, IL
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Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point & Ted & Pat Jones Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 406–430 ft

Out & Back · Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park

Trailhead: 38.86045, -90.15732

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miSharp right onto Ted & Pat Jones Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Confluence Point Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftReach Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ted & Pat Jones Trail, heading N.
  14. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftArrive 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/mississippi-missouri-river-confluence-point-ted-pat-jones-trail-out-back-16-km

Trail surface

21% gravel79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Alton, Illinois