AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

TREC Trails

3.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 13 min

TREC Trails is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Effingham, IL. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 600 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.12035, -88.55762
Nearest town Effingham, IL
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TREC Trails

3.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 529–599 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.12035, -88.55762

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto TREC Trails, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 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-6-km-663f

Trail surface

38% paved62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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