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Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Roots, IL. The route reaches Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi374 – 400 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.01418, -89.96548
Nearest town Roots, IL
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Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 374–401 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.01418, -89.96548

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miReach Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 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/kaskaskia-river-navigation-pool-out-back-5-km-25d1

Trail surface

91% gravel9% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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