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Ready Mix Woods via mudline trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Ready Mix Woods via mudline trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Carbondale, IL. The route reaches Ready Mix Woods at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 413 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.75986, -89.25508
Nearest town Carbondale, IL
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Ready Mix Woods via mudline trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 371–413 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.75986, -89.25508

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Mudline Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 500 ftReach Ready Mix Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 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-9-km-7d66

Trail surface

35% paved23% gravel42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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