AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Horse Creek

4.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Horse Creek is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Valley Mission, IL. It climbs 252 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi390 – 673 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Creek 37.30534, -89.37095
Nearest town Valley Mission, IL
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Horse Creek

4.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 389–671 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 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/horse-creek-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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