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Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Upper Columbia Bottom Road via Confluence

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Upper Columbia Bottom Road via Confluence is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Columbia Bottom Conservation Area near Oldenburg, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 427 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Destrehan Road 38.81467, -90.14173
Nearest town Oldenburg, IL
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Upper Columbia Bottom Road via Confluence

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 420–427 ft

Out & Back · Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Trailhead: Destrehan Road · 38.81467, -90.14173

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Destrehan Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Confluence, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto Upper Columbia Bottom Road, heading W.
  4. 400 ftReach Upper Columbia Bottom Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Confluence, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Destrehan Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 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/upper-columbia-bottom-road-out-back

Trail surface

78% dirt7% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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