AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

TREC Trails

5.1 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 46 min

TREC Trails is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Ewington, IL. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 600 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: TREC Trails 39.12787, -88.60318
Nearest town Ewington, IL
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TREC Trails

5.1 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 514–599 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: TREC Trails · 39.12787, -88.60318

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

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

  1. Start on TREC Trails, heading E.
  2. 2.6 miReach TREC Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.4 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-8-km-c0fe

Trail surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 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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