Quail Pond–Horse Campground Pond, 3 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Giant City State Park near Makanda, IL. The route passes Quail Pond before reaching Horse Campground Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 487 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi440 – 637 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River to River Trail 37.61290, -89.20794
Nearest town Makanda, IL
Directions
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Quail Pond–Horse Campground Pond, 3 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 487 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 439–636 ft
Out & Back · Giant City State Park
Trailhead: River to River Trail · 37.61290, -89.20794
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start on River to River Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Red Cedar Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto River to River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Cedar Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto River to River Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftPass Horse Campground Pond.
- 50 ftReach Quail Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Red Cedar Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto River to River Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Cedar Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto River to River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:59 PM
More from River to River Trail Trailhead
- Quail Pond & River to River Trail via Red Cedar Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 548 ft
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