Crabapple Lake–Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, 4 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Crabapple Lake–Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Siloam Springs State Park near Siloam, IL. The route reaches Crabapple Lake. It climbs 625 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Crabapple Lake–Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, 4 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 547–759 ft
Out & Back · Siloam Springs State Park
Trailhead: Crabapple/Firebreak Trail · 39.88057, -90.93483
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Crabapple Lake.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Red Oak Backpack Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Hoot Owl Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Crabapple Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Red Oak Backpack Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 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 2.0 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Crabapple/Firebreak Trail Trailhead
- Crabapple Lake & Lakeshore Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 91 ft
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