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Giant City State Park

Allen Pond & Campground Pond via Red Cedar Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Allen Pond & Campground Pond via Red Cedar Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Giant City State Park near Stone Fort, IL. The route passes Campground Pond before reaching Allen Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 722 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.59981, -89.18642
Nearest town Stone Fort, IL
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Allen Pond & Campground Pond via Red Cedar Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 552–720 ft

Out & Back · Giant City State Park

Trailhead: 37.59981, -89.18642

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Red Cedar Trail, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Horse Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Cedar Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Horse Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Cedar Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Cedar Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miPass Campground Pond.
  10. 0.5 miReach Allen Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Cedar Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Red Cedar Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Red Cedar Trail, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/allen-pond-allen-pond-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

70% dirt1% grass29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:57 PM

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