MCT Goshen: short return from Kyle Road
Illinois · Other separated ride
Follow the main Goshen Trail north toward Troy. Turn at one outward mile or before the first street crossing, uncomfortable tunnel ramp, barrier or uncertain junction; retrace. Omit connecting MCT trails.
Plan your ride
- Location
- O’Fallon · Illinois
- Ride length
- Up to 2 miles return
- Ride format
- Out-and-back
- Surface
- Asphalt main trail
- Road crossings
- Follow the main Goshen Trail north toward Troy. Turn at one outward mile or before the first street crossing, uncomfortable tunnel ramp, barrier or uncertain junction; retrace. Omit connecting MCT trails.
- Elevation
- Effort assessment is an editorial inference: a short former railway outing limits total pedaling, but bridge and tunnel ramps can be steeper. Regional official tourism explicitly says the network ranges from flat to hilly. This is not a survey or a claim that every arm is gentle; turn before an uncomfortable rise.
- Starting location
- MCT Goshen Trailhead, 308 Kyle Road, O’Fallon, IL 62269
Chosen two-mile maximum return from the named public access. No network mileage or crossing count is doubled into this short outing.
Mapped street-address reference. Check the designated public entrance and parking signs.
MCT Goshen: short return from Kyle Road — detailed guide
Source review: 2026-10-21. A dated source review does not guarantee current-day conditions.
O’Fallon, Illinois · Up to 2 miles return · Asphalt main trail
Start: Kyle Road public trail parking, MCT Goshen Trailhead, 308 Kyle Road, O’Fallon, IL 62269. MCT explicitly identifies this public parking access in the individual trail profile. Use designated trail / park spaces and walk the signed connection onto the main trail. Observe posted event, gate and vehicle-aisle controls; neighboring school or business spaces are excluded.
Ride: Follow the main Goshen Trail north toward Troy. Turn at one outward mile or before the first street crossing, uncomfortable tunnel ramp, barrier or uncertain junction; retrace. Omit connecting MCT trails.
Distance: Chosen two-mile maximum return from the named public access. No network mileage or crossing count is doubled into this short outing.
Permission and effort: MCT operates this designated bicycle trail and publishes its improved surface and parking access. Effort assessment is an editorial inference: a short former railway outing limits total pedaling, but bridge and tunnel ramps can be steeper. Regional official tourism explicitly says the network ranges from flat to hilly. This is not a survey or a claim that every arm is gentle; turn before an uncomfortable rise.
Planning: Use daylight within posted trail and park access. No ordinary trail or parking tariff established in reviewed sources; posted terms govern. Yield to people walking, announce passing and obey posted controls. No road detour is supplied.
Access reviewed October 20, 2026 Central (October 21 UTC): Fresh MCT closure table marks this named trail green with no listed closure. That is a scoped operator review, not a pavement or parking inspection. Nature, Confluence and Riverbend work restrictions concern different named trails; no linked through loop is cleared.
Bring water and choose suitable weather. Parking walking is extra. No surveyed parking-space pin or navigable GPX is supplied.
Sources: Operator surface and public access · Operator current closure table · Operator rules · Official regional terrain and railway context