Crabapple Lake–Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Crabapple Lake–Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Siloam Springs State Park near Siloam, IL. The route reaches Crabapple Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 297 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Crabapple Lake–Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 548–690 ft
Out & Back · Siloam Springs State Park
Trailhead: Red Oak Backpack Trail · 39.88404, -90.92114
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Oak Backpack Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Crabapple Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Red Oak Backpack Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 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 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Red Oak Backpack Trail Trailhead
- Hoot Owl Trail & Red Oak Backpack Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Red Oak Backpack Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Crabapple Lake–Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 452 ft
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