AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rock Island Greenway

7 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Rock Island Greenway is a 7-mile out-and-back near Pioneer, IL. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 820 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.78578, -89.63090
Nearest town Pioneer, IL
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Rock Island Greenway

7 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 737–820 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.78578, -89.63090

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 68°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.6 miSharp right onto Rock Island Greenway, heading SE.
  3. 2.1 miReach Rock Island Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 1.2 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/rock-island-greenway-out-back-11-km-57f6

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 68°F55°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity82%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Thu 67°58°
Fri 64°56°
Sat 68°51°
Sun 71°57° 23%
Mon 75°53°
Tue 80°56° 42%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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