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Ready Mix Woods via mudline trail

5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Ready Mix Woods via mudline trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Carbondale, IL. The route reaches Ready Mix Woods at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 410 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.75745, -89.25085
Nearest town Carbondale, IL
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Ready Mix Woods via mudline trail

5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 371–410 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.75745, -89.25085

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Mudline Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftReach Ready Mix Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 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/ready-mix-woods-out-back-8-km-a6e1

Trail surface

40% paved24% gravel36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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