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Centennial Park

Sylvan Slough via Great River Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Sylvan Slough via Great River Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Centennial Park near Rock Island, IL. The route reaches Sylvan Slough. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi558 – 571 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51623, -90.59237
Nearest town Rock Island, IL
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Sylvan Slough via Great River Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 556–570 ft

Out & Back · Centennial Park

Trailhead: 41.51623, -90.59237

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Great River Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miPass Sylvan Slough.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1 miReach Sylvan Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 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/sylvan-slough-out-back-6-km-8fd5

Trail surface

28% paved72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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