Kickapoo Creek Recreation Area
Rock Island Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Rock Island Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Kickapoo Creek Recreation Area near Alta, IL. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rock Island Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Elevation 625–820 ft
Out & Back · Kickapoo Creek Recreation Area
Trailhead: 40.79554, -89.63103
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: CityLink #1 Bus Stop stop 240 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Rock Island Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 2 miReach Rock Island Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 2.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: CityLink #1 Bus Stop stop 240 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rock Island Greenway 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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