Bopbcat Loop Trail–Cedar Bluff Trail, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Bopbcat Loop Trail–Cedar Bluff Trail, 4 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Ferne Clyffe State Park near Goreville, IL. It climbs 569 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bopbcat Loop Trail–Cedar Bluff Trail, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 412–717 ft
Out & Back · Ferne Clyffe State Park
Trailhead: r2r guess 27 · 37.54189, -89.01137
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
- Start on r2r guess 27, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto River To River Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bopbcat Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cedar Bluff Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miReach r2r guess 27, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bopbcat Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto River To River Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto r2r guess 27, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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