Cache River & Big Tree via Canoe Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Cache River & Big Tree via Canoe Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Perks, IL. The route passes Cache River and Cache River before reaching Big Tree at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cache River & Big Tree via Canoe Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 328–337 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 37.29749, -89.05279
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Canoe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Cache River.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Cache River.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Can oe Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Cache River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Big Tree.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Canoe Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Cache River & Lower Cache River Swamp Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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