2,703 ft
Distance
96 ft
Climb
-66 ft
Descent
00:03:35
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New Mexico Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Lake Lou Yaeger Recreation Area
    Litchfield, Illinois
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #54542 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    City of Litchfield

New Mexico Trail is part of the Route 66 Hike and Bike trail system. New Mexico Trail is rated as easy difficulty. The Litchfield, Illinois tourism trail map also indicates the trail difficulty rating as easy. The Lake Lou Yaeger trail map PDF can be found here: https://visitlitchfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Route-66-Hike-and-Bike-Trail-Map-2018-1.pdf

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for New Mexico Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    31 ft
  • Altitude min
    617 ft
  • Altitude max
    662 ft
  • Altitude start
    621 ft
  • Altitude end
    653 ft
  • Grade
    1.1%
  • Grade max
    -21.2%
  • Grade min
    25.9%
  • Distance climb
    1,155 ft
  • Distance down
    1,053 ft
  • Distance flat
    499 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:35
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:14
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on May 2, 2021
Ideal
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      • 9 miles avg distance
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