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TREC Trails

5.5 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 53 min

TREC Trails is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Effingham, IL. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 591 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

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

5.5 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 514–591 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.12035, -88.55762

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:56 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 left onto TREC Trails, heading W.
  4. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 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-9-km-bf35

Trail surface

85% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 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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