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Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Reily Lake, IL. The route reaches Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi367 – 384 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.98552, -89.92814
Nearest town Reily Lake, IL
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Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 369–385 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.98552, -89.92814

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miReach Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 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/kaskaskia-river-navigation-pool-kaskaskia-river-navigation-pool-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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