AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Gale McClure Road via Horse Creek

7.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Gale McClure Road via Horse Creek is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Valley Mission, IL. It climbs 352 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 673 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Creek 37.30534, -89.37095
Nearest town Valley Mission, IL
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Gale McClure Road via Horse Creek

7.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 340–671 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Horse Creek · 37.30534, -89.37095

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start on Horse Creek, heading SW.
  2. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Gale McClure Road, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miReach Gale McClure Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Horse Creek, heading NE.
  5. 2.2 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-out-back-3e9d

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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