Eldon Hazlet State Park

Kaskaskian Trail & Pawnee Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Kaskaskian Trail & Pawnee Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Eldon Hazlet State Park near Harbor Light Bay, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 492 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cherokee Trail Loop 2 38.66783, -89.31159
Nearest town Harbor Light Bay, IL

Directions

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Kaskaskian Trail & Pawnee Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Elevation 454–492 ft

Out & Back · Eldon Hazlet State Park

Trailhead: Cherokee Trail Loop 2 · 38.66783, -89.31159

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pawnee Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Kaskaskian Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miReach Pawnee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Pawnee Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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 6:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:26 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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