Siloam Springs State Park

Crabapple Lake–Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Crabapple Lake–Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Siloam Springs State Park near Siloam, IL. The route passes Crabapple Lake and Crabapple Lake. It climbs 452 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 692 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Oak Backpack Trail 39.88404, -90.92114
Nearest town Siloam, IL

Directions

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Crabapple Lake–Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 548–693 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

  1. Start on Red Oak Backpack Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 400 ftTurn left onto Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miPass Crabapple Lake.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Lakeshore Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miPass Crabapple Lake.
  7. 0.3 miReach Crabapple Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto State Park Road, heading SE.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Red Oak Backpack Trail, heading N.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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