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Richland Creek Bike Trail & SWIC Campus Trail via Metro Bike Link Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Richland Creek Bike Trail & SWIC Campus Trail via Metro Bike Link Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Miller, IL. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 535 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: SWIC Campus Trail 38.51921, -89.92593
Nearest town Miller, IL
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Richland Creek Bike Trail & SWIC Campus Trail via Metro Bike Link Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 461–534 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: SWIC Campus Trail · 38.51921, -89.92593

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Green Mount Commons at Lowes stop 156 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on SWIC Campus Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading W.
  3. 400 ftTurn left onto Dr. Tom Amlung Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 3.1 miTurn left onto East Belleville Bikeway, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Richland Creek Bike Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miReach SWIC Campus Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto East Belleville Bikeway, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading SW.
  13. 3.2 miTurn left onto Dr. Tom Amlung Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading N.
  15. 400 ftTurn left onto SWIC Campus Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miArrive 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/richland-creek-bike-trail-swic-campus-trail-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

96% paved4% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Green Mount Commons at Lowes stop 156 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Miller, Illinois