AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ready Mix Woods & mudline trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Ready Mix Woods & mudline trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Carbondale, IL. The route reaches Ready Mix Woods. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi377 – 410 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.74117, -89.22664
Nearest town Carbondale, IL
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Ready Mix Woods & mudline trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 378–410 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.74117, -89.22664

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Ready Mix Woods.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Mudline Trail, heading NW.
  4. 2.4 miReach Ready Mix Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 150 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/ready-mix-woods-mudline-trail-out-back-8-km-6384

Trail surface

59% gravel41% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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