Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area
Gold Mine Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 51 min
Gold Mine Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area near Lilly, IL. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gold Mine Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 51 min
Elevation 662–774 ft
Out & Back · Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area
Trailhead: Gold Mine Trail · 40.55150, -89.29453
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start on Gold Mine Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Gold Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:27 PM.
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