AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Gale McClure Road & Horse Creek

7.8 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Gale McClure Road & Horse Creek is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near McClure, IL. It climbs 783 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 742 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Creek 37.30630, -89.37509
Nearest town McClure, IL
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Gale McClure Road & Horse Creek

7.8 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 340–742 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Horse Creek · 37.30630, -89.37509

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 96°F / low 71° · precip 9% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start on Horse Creek, heading W.
  2. 2.6 miTurn right onto Gale McClure Road, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miReach Horse Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left onto Horse Creek, heading NE.
  5. 2.6 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/gale-mcclure-road-horse-creek-out-back

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F71°
Feels like87°Precip9%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 6:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Mon 89°73°
Tue 83°65° 18%
Wed 81°55°
Thu 80°53°
Fri 82°57°
Sat 72°57°

Hikes near McClure, Illinois