AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

TREC Trails

3.4 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 11 min

TREC Trails is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Effingham, IL. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 587 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: TREC Trails 39.12590, -88.57491
Nearest town Effingham, IL
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

TREC Trails

3.4 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 514–588 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: TREC Trails · 39.12590, -88.57491

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 91°F / low 70° · precip 29% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on TREC Trails, heading W.
  2. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.6 miArrive 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/trec-trails-out-back-5-km-a211

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 91°F70°
Precip29%Wind10 mphUV5Humidity77%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 13% rain11 PM: 29% rain
Sunrise 6:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon 75°62° 67%
Tue 73°59°
Wed 74°55°
Thu 74°53°
Fri 78°59°
Sat 68°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Effingham, Illinois