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Buttermilk Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr

Buttermilk Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Crain, IL. It climbs 407 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 725 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.78747, -89.48854
Nearest town Crain, IL
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Buttermilk Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 488–726 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.78747, -89.48854

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Buttermilk Trail, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftReach Buttermilk Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 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/buttermilk-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Hikes near Crain, Illinois