Little Grassy Lake–Campground Pond, 3 lakes
2.6 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 57 min
Little Grassy Lake–Campground Pond, 3 lakes is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Giant City State Park near Stone Fort, IL. The route passes Campground Pond before reaching Little Grassy Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Little Grassy Lake–Campground Pond, 3 lakes
2.6 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 57 min
Elevation 506–700 ft
Out & Back · Giant City State Park
Trailhead: Red Cedar Trail · 37.60230, -89.17012
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Cedar Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Campground Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto River to River Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Little Grassy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Red Cedar Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Quail Pond–Deer Pond, 4 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 315 ft
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- Campground Pond–Horse Trail, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Campground Pond–Horse Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 346 ft
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