Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Upper Columbia Bottom Viewpoint & Confluence
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Upper Columbia Bottom Viewpoint & Confluence is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Columbia Bottom Conservation Area near Oldenburg, IL. The route reaches Upper Columbia Bottom Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Upper Columbia Bottom Viewpoint & Confluence
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 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
- Start on Destrehan Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Confluence, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Upper Columbia Bottom Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Confluence, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Upper Columbia Bottom Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right onto Upper Columbia Bottom Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Confluence, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Destrehan Road, heading SW.
- 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.
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Weather
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 7:29 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Destrehan Road Trailhead
- Confluence Viewpoint & Confluence 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Kunz Road via Destrehan Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Upper Columbia Bottom Road via Confluence 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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