Bopbcat Loop Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Bopbcat Loop Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Ferne Clyffe State Park near Elvira, IL. It climbs 389 ft. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi427 – 666 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: High Ridge Trail 37.54152, -89.02965
Nearest town Elvira, IL
Directions
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Bopbcat Loop Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 428–667 ft
Out & Back · Ferne Clyffe State Park
Trailhead: High Ridge Trail · 37.54152, -89.02965
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on High Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto River To River Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bopbcat Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Bopbcat Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto River To River Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto High Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:58 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from High Ridge Trail Trailhead
- River To River Trail & r2r guess 27 3.8 mi · ▲ 412 ft
- Big Buck Creek Trail & River To River Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 438 ft
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