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Siloam Springs State Park

Crabapple Lake & Lakeshore Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 41 min

Crabapple Lake & Lakeshore Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Siloam Springs State Park near Siloam, IL. The route passes Crabapple Lake and Crabapple Lake. It is mostly level, with 91 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 669 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crabapple/Firebreak Trail 39.88057, -90.93483
Nearest town Siloam, IL
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Crabapple Lake & Lakeshore Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 41 min

Elevation 605–668 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

  1. Start on State Park Road, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Crabapple Lake.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Lakeshore Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miPass Crabapple Lake.
  5. 0.4 miReach Crabapple Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto State Park Road, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftArrive 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-lake-crabapple-lake-out-back-3-lakes-3-km

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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