Sangamon River Bluff Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Sangamon River Bluff Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Robert Allerton Park near Monticello, IL. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sangamon River Bluff Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 632–679 ft
Out & Back · Robert Allerton Park
Trailhead: 40.02244, -88.58380
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bruce Hannon Levee Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Sangamon River Bluff Trail, heading SE.
- 3.1 miReach Sangamon River Bluff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Bruce Hannon Levee Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive 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 3.1 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Bruce Hannon Levee Trail & Sangamon River Bluff Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Bruce Hannon Levee Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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