235a & North Ripple Hollow

4.1 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 35 min

235a & North Ripple Hollow is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Valley Mission, IL. It climbs 445 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi423 – 784 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ripple Hollow 37.32759, -89.33431
Nearest town Valley Mission, IL

Directions

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235a & North Ripple Hollow

4.1 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 425–784 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ripple Hollow · 37.32759, -89.33431

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start on 235a, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ripple Hollow, heading NE.
  3. 1.7 miTurn left onto Illinois Ozark/Hard Time, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto 235a, heading SE.
  5. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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