Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve
Beaver Falls & Blue Pool via Beaver-Deer Trails
1.6 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 35 min
Beaver Falls & Blue Pool via Beaver-Deer Trails is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve near Fairmont, IL. The route passes Blue Pool before reaching Beaver Falls at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Beaver Falls & Blue Pool via Beaver-Deer Trails
1.6 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 35 min
Elevation 424–517 ft
Out & Back · Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Old Blue Pool Trail · 38.91092, -90.21962
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Blue Pool Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Blue Pool.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Beaver-Deer-Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Beaver-Deer Trails, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Beaver Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Beaver Falls Bottom, heading NE.
- 400 ftReach Beaver Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear left onto Beaver Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right onto Beaver-Deer Trails, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Beaver-Deer-Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Old Blue Pool Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Blue Pool Trail Trailhead
- Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve Viewpoint–Blue Pool, 3 lakes 2.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Blue Pool–Beaver-Deer-Rock Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 350 ft
- Dead chestnut–Blue Pool, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 211 ft
- Beaver-Deer-Rock-Fox Viewpoint–Blue Pool, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 184 ft
- Observation Deck–Blue Pool, 7 sights 3 mi · ▲ 314 ft
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