AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Spring Street Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 49 min

Spring Street Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Galena, IL. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 814 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Magazine Street Steps 42.41298, -90.43216
Nearest town Galena, IL
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Spring Street Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 49 min

Elevation 614–815 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Magazine Street Steps · 42.41298, -90.43216

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Magazine Street Steps, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Spring Street Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1 miReach Spring Street Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 150 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/spring-street-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Galena, Illinois