AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rock Island Greenway

3.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Rock Island Greenway is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Pioneer, IL. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 820 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.78385, -89.63087
Nearest town Pioneer, IL
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Rock Island Greenway

3.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 748–820 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.78385, -89.63087

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miTurn left onto Rock Island Greenway, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.4 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-6-km-8918

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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