AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rock Island Greenway

5.5 mi · ▲ 153 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Rock Island Greenway is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Alta, IL. It is mostly level, with 153 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 787 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.81905, -89.62996
Nearest town Alta, IL
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Rock Island Greenway

5.5 mi · ▲ 153 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 712–789 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.81905, -89.62996

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Rock Island Greenway, heading S.
  5. 2.1 miReach Rock Island Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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-9-km-c034

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Alta, Illinois