AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

MCT Confluence Trail & West Levee Road

11 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 40 min

MCT Confluence Trail & West Levee Road is an 11-mile out-and-back near East Alton, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 446 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.86085, -90.12737
Nearest town East Alton, IL
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MCT Confluence Trail & West Levee Road

11 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 420–447 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.86085, -90.12737

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 92°F / low 73° · precip 37% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto MCT Confluence Trail Spur, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto MCT Confluence Trail, heading SE.
  4. 4.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miReach MCT Confluence Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 5.3 miTurn right onto MCT Confluence Trail Spur, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 350 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/old-channel-wood-river-mct-confluence-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

86% paved14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F73°
Feels like83°Precip37%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity68%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 3% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 37% rain11 PM: 35% rain
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 75°66° 58%
Tue 68°59°
Wed 77°55°
Thu 78°54°
Fri 80°58°
Sat 71°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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