Frog Effigy via Effigy Trail
1.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 27 min
Frog Effigy via Effigy Trail is a 1.3-mile out-and-back in Buffalo Rock State Park near Naplate, IL. The route reaches Frog Effigy at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi522 – 568 ft1.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Woodland Trail 41.32615, -88.90967
Nearest town Naplate, IL
Directions
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Frog Effigy via Effigy Trail
1.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 27 min
Elevation 521–566 ft
Out & Back · Buffalo Rock State Park
Trailhead: Woodland Trail · 41.32615, -88.90967
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodland Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right onto River Bluff Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Woodland Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Effigy Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Frog Effigy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto River Bluff Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Woodland Trail, heading S.
- 350 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
59% gravel34% dirt7% grass
Weather
Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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