Campground Pond & Horse Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Campground Pond & Horse Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Giant City State Park near Water Valley, IL. The route reaches Campground Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 427 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi509 – 673 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River To River Trail 37.59297, -89.15700
Nearest town Water Valley, IL
Directions
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Campground Pond & Horse Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 509–672 ft
Out & Back · Giant City State Park
Trailhead: River To River Trail · 37.59297, -89.15700
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
- Start on River To River Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Campground Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left onto River to River Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% dirt4% paved27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:58 PM
More from River To River Trail Trailhead
- Makanda Pond–Campground Pond, 4 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,008 ft
- Horse Campground Pond–Deer Pond, 5 lakes 8 mi · ▲ 825 ft
- Allen Pond–Campground Pond, 4 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 599 ft
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