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View of Sylvan Island – Safe Harbor loop from Augustana College

View of Sylvan Island – Safe Harbor loop from Augustana College

Moderate

3.4

(20)

riders

View of Sylvan Island – Safe Harbor loop from Augustana College

04:18

82.6km

220m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 16, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 74.1 km for 112 m

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Start point

Parking

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3.28 km

Mississippi River Trail (MRT) – Illinois

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Mississippi River Trail (MRT) is a long distance bike trail that traverses 10 states. It travels for over 2,000 continuous miles on each side of the river, between the headwaters at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and the Gulf of Mexico. It is still work in progress but when complete the route will consist of trails and bike-friendly roads, with “MRT” signs identifying the way.

In Illinois, the MRT route goes through some of the state’s most diverse landscapes and provides miles of great cycling. It hugs historic canals, crosses unglaciated hills, parallels the Rock and Fox Rivers, and includes one of America’s first rail-trails.

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5.49 km

View of Sylvan Island

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this spot along the Great River Trail you get great views of Sylvan Island. You can cross a bridge to the island, but there are really only hiking and single track mountain bike trails that are unsuitable for road cycling.

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16.5 km

Campbell Island Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

This is a great little bridge heading from East Moline out to delightful Campbell Island. You have great views out over the river, and on the island, you can do a nice short, two-mile loop and visit Campbell's Island State Historic Site if you have time on your hands. It is worth crossing the bridge and doing the loop just to get the river views.

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19.6 km

Safe Harbor

Highlight • Structure

This harbor sits sandwiched between the Great River Trail and the great river itself, the Mississippi — all of which offer stupendous scenery as you cycle by.

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74.2 km

Ben Butterworth Parkway

Beach

82.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.0 km

12.0 km

11.4 km

2.93 km

240 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

61.9 km

19.2 km

1.47 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 18 May

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View of Sylvan Island – Safe Harbor loop from Augustana College

Mississippi River Trail (MRT) – Illinois

View of Sylvan Island

Campbell Island Bridge

Safe Harbor

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