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Rock Island Greenway

2.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 57 min

Rock Island Greenway is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Alta, IL. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 797 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.81329, -89.61361
Nearest town Alta, IL
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Rock Island Greenway

2.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 57 min

Elevation 716–797 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.81329, -89.61361

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Rock Island Greenway, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.8 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-4-km-e8a7

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:28 PM.

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