Kinkaid Lake–Kinkaid Lake North Spur, 3 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 970 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Kinkaid Lake–Kinkaid Lake North Spur, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Crain, IL. The route reaches Kinkaid Lake at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 970 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi420 – 705 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rend Lake 37.82156, -89.45827
Nearest town Crain, IL
Directions
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Kinkaid Lake–Kinkaid Lake North Spur, 3 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 970 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 420–705 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rend Lake · 37.82156, -89.45827
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start on Rend Lake, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Kinkaid Lake North Spur, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Kinkaid Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Kinkade Lake North, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Rend Lake, heading SE.
- 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 surface
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:00 PM
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- Rend Lake via Kinkade Lake North 4.7 mi · ▲ 728 ft
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