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SWIC Campus Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

SWIC Campus Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Miller, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 502 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.50936, -89.92844
Nearest town Miller, IL
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SWIC Campus Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Elevation 461–502 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.50936, -89.92844

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Dr. Tom Amlung Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftSharp right onto SWIC Campus Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto SWIC Campus Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftReach SWIC Campus Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading E.
  11. 400 ftTurn left onto Dr. Tom Amlung Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 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/swic-campus-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

85% paved1% boardwalk14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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