Kinkaid Lake
5.6 mi · ▲ 653 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Kinkaid Lake is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Dry Hill, IL. The route reaches Kinkaid Lake. It climbs 653 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi420 – 637 ft6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Gum Ridge 37.83630, -89.50954
Nearest town Dry Hill, IL
Directions
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Kinkaid Lake
5.6 mi · ▲ 653 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 420–637 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gum Ridge · 37.83630, -89.50954
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gum Ridge, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Kinkaid Lake.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Kinkaid Lake Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Waterfall Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Kinkaid Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Kinkaid Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Gum Ridge, heading N.
- 0.5 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
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:00 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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