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Wolf Creek State Park

Lake Shelbyville & Red Fox Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 32 min

Lake Shelbyville & Red Fox Trail is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Wolf Creek State Park near Lithia, IL. The route reaches Lake Shelbyville. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 659 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Fox Trail 39.47754, -88.69623
Nearest town Lithia, IL
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Lake Shelbyville & Red Fox Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 32 min

Elevation 611–660 ft

Out & Back · Wolf Creek State Park

Trailhead: Red Fox Trail · 39.47754, -88.69623

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 86°F / low 72° · precip 22% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Fox Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Shelbyville.
  3. 0.2 miReach Lake Shelbyville, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-shelbyville-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F72°
Precip22%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity74%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 21% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 6:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:57 PM
Mon 73°60° 53%
Tue 70°59°
Wed 73°53°
Thu 73°53°
Fri 77°62°
Sat 73°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Lithia, Illinois