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Clear Springs Wilderness

Clear Springs / Illinois Ozark Trail–Godwin Trail/River to River Trail, 5 sights

9 mi · ▲ 730 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Clear Springs / Illinois Ozark Trail–Godwin Trail/River to River Trail, 5 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Clear Springs Wilderness near Halsey, IL. It climbs 730 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 810 ft · steepest grade: 22%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Goodwin (west) 37.58291, -89.43174
Nearest town Halsey, IL
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Clear Springs / Illinois Ozark Trail–Godwin Trail/River to River Trail, 5 sights

9 mi · ▲ 730 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Elevation 444–811 ft

Out & Back · Clear Springs Wilderness

Trailhead: Goodwin (west) · 37.58291, -89.43174

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Godwin Trail/River to River Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Clear Springs / Illinois Ozark Trail, heading E.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto King Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  4. 2 miSharp left onto Hutchins Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Spring House Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miBear left onto Hutchins Creek Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.5 miSharp right onto Godwin Trail/River to River Trail, heading N.
  8. 3.8 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/clear-springs-illinois-ozark-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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