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Buttermilk Trail Loop via Kinkaid Lake Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 49 min

Buttermilk Trail Loop via Kinkaid Lake Trail is a 2.1-mile loop near Crain, IL. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi449 – 725 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buttermilk Hill 37.78463, -89.47319
Nearest town Crain, IL
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Buttermilk Trail Loop via Kinkaid Lake Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 49 min

Elevation 449–724 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Buttermilk Hill · 37.78463, -89.47319

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start on Buttermilk Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Kinkaid Lake Trail, heading N.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miThe loop closes 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/buttermilk-trail-loop

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Hikes near Crain, Illinois