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.
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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
- Start on Pawnee Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Kaskaskian Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Pawnee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Pawnee Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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