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.
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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
- Start on Red Oak Backpack Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Crabapple Lake.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Lakeshore Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Crabapple Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Crabapple Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto State Park Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Red Oak Backpack Trail, heading N.
- 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 (~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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Red Oak Backpack Trail Trailhead
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- Red Oak Backpack Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Crabapple Lake–Crabapple/Firebreak Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft
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