Davis Lake & Illinois River Bluff Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Davis Lake & Illinois River Bluff Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Robinson Park North near Mossville, IL. The route reaches Davis Lake. It climbs 669 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi541 – 768 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.84018, -89.58382
Nearest town Mossville, IL
Directions
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Davis Lake & Illinois River Bluff Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 540–768 ft
Out & Back · Robinson Park North
Trailhead: 40.84018, -89.58382
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Davis Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Illinois River Bluff Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Davis Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto East Cabin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt3% gravel2% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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