Giant City State Park

Makanda Pond & Horse Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Makanda Pond & Horse Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Giant City State Park near Stone Fort, IL. The route reaches Makanda Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 405 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 696 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Trail 37.60818, -89.18432
Nearest town Stone Fort, IL

Directions

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Makanda Pond & Horse Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 542–696 ft

Out & Back · Giant City State Park

Trailhead: Horse Trail · 37.60818, -89.18432

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Horse Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn right onto Red Cedar Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left onto Horse Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftReach Makanda Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right onto Red Cedar Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Horse Trail, heading NE.
  10. 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

57% dirt42% grass1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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