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TREC Trails

7.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 2 hr 30 min

TREC Trails is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Effingham, IL. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 600 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

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

7.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 514–599 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.12035, -88.55762

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 70° · precip 18% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

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 TREC Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 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-trec-trails-out-back-12-km-1b92

Trail surface

74% paved26% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 91°F70°
Precip18%Wind8 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: 6% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 18% rain
Sunrise 6:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon 75°62° 61%
Tue 74°59°
Wed 74°55°
Thu 74°53°
Fri 78°59°
Sat 68°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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