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Kinkaid Lake–393, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Kinkaid Lake–393, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Dry Hill, IL. The route reaches Kinkaid Lake. It climbs 447 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 627 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deer Run Trail 37.83374, -89.51416
Nearest town Dry Hill, IL
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Kinkaid Lake–393, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 420–627 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Deer Run Trail · 37.83374, -89.51416

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Run Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto 399, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gum Ridge, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miPass Kinkaid Lake.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto 393, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miReach Kinkaid Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gum Ridge, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto 399, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Deer Run Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 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/kinkaid-lake-393-out-back-3-sights-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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