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Jubilee College State Park

Elmers–Park Trail, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elmers–Park Trail, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Jubilee College State Park near Kickapoo, IL. It climbs 454 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi535 – 656 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jubilee 40.81864, -89.78144
Nearest town Kickapoo, IL
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Elmers–Park Trail, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 535–657 ft

Out & Back · Jubilee College State Park

Trailhead: Jubilee · 40.81864, -89.78144

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start on Jubilee, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miBear right onto Park Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Valley View, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto West Side Hill, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Elmers, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftReach Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto West Side Hill, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Valley View, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Park Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Jubilee, heading N.
  11. 1 miArrive 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/elmers-park-trail-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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