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Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Riverside Viewpoint & Riverside Trail via Confluence

7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Riverside Viewpoint & Riverside Trail via Confluence is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Columbia Bottom Conservation Area near Oldenburg, IL. The route reaches Riverside Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi407 – 430 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Confluence 38.80475, -90.13255
Nearest town Oldenburg, IL
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Riverside Viewpoint & Riverside Trail via Confluence

7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 408–429 ft

Out & Back · Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Trailhead: Confluence · 38.80475, -90.13255

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Confluence, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Destrehan Road, heading NE.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Riverside Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.8 miReach Riverside Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Destrehan Road, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Confluence, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 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/riverside-viewpoint-riverside-trail-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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