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.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 558 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Metro Bike Link Trail 38.55782, -90.01640
Nearest town Avery Hill, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Metro Bike Link Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Tecklenburg Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miReach Tecklenburg Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Metro Bike Link Trail, heading E.
  5. 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.

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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.

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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

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