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Illinois Ozark/Hard Times & Pine Knoll Trail

10 mi · ▲ 1,498 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Illinois Ozark/Hard Times & Pine Knoll Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Valley Mission, IL. It climbs 1,498 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi449 – 820 ft · steepest grade: 22%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pine Knoll Trail 37.38990, -89.31772
Nearest town Valley Mission, IL
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Illinois Ozark/Hard Times & Pine Knoll Trail

10 mi · ▲ 1,498 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 451–820 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pine Knoll Trail · 37.38990, -89.31772

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Knoll Trail, heading SE.
  3. 5 miReach Pine Knoll Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftArrive 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/illinois-ozark-hard-times-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Valley Mission, Illinois