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Siloam Springs State Park

Crabapple/Firebreak Trail & Red Oak Backpack Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 59 min

Crabapple/Firebreak Trail & Red Oak Backpack Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Siloam Springs State Park near Siloam, IL. It is mostly level, with 159 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 725 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crabapple/Firebreak Trail 39.88689, -90.92796
Nearest town Siloam, IL
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Crabapple/Firebreak Trail & Red Oak Backpack Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 59 min

Elevation 543–727 ft

Out & Back · Siloam Springs State Park

Trailhead: Crabapple/Firebreak Trail · 39.88689, -90.92796

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start on Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Red Oak Backpack Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.6 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/crabapple-firebreak-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:33 PM.

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