Tecklenburg Trail via Metro Bike Link Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 59 min
Tecklenburg Trail via Metro Bike Link Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Avery Hill, IL. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tecklenburg Trail via Metro Bike Link Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 59 min
Elevation 486–557 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Metro Bike Link Trail · 38.55782, -90.01640
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Memorial Hospital stop 69 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Tecklenburg Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Tecklenburg Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Memorial Hospital stop 69 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Metro Bike Link Trail Trailhead
- Metro Bike Link Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Metro Bike Link Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Metro Bike Link Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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