Cache River & Canoe Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Cache River & Canoe Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Perks, IL. The route passes Cache River before reaching Cache River at the turnaround, 1.7 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 & Canoe Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 328–329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Canoe Trail · 37.29104, -89.08389
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Canoe Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Cache River.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Cache River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 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 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Canoe Trail Trailhead
- Cache River–Canoe Trail, 3 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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