AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rock Island Greenway

3.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Rock Island Greenway is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Pioneer, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 820 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

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

3.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 748–820 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.78578, -89.63090

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left onto Rock Island Greenway, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.3 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-5-km-a90d

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:27 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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