Quail Pond–Horse Campground Pond, 4 lakes
3.7 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Quail Pond–Horse Campground Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Giant City State Park near Water Valley, IL. The route passes Deer Pond and Quail Pond before reaching Horse Campground Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 421 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Quail Pond–Horse Campground Pond, 4 lakes
3.7 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 619–797 ft
Out & Back · Giant City State Park
Trailhead: Red Cedar Trail · 37.58300, -89.17952
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 94°F / low 71° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Cedar Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Deer Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left onto River to River Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftPass Horse Campground Pond.
- 150 ftReach Quail Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp right onto Red Cedar Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Red Cedar Trail Trailhead
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- Deer Pond–Allen Pond, 4 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Little Grassy Lake–Deer Pond, 5 lakes 5.4 mi · ▲ 371 ft
- Quail Pond–Deer Pond, 3 lakes 3.6 mi · ▲ 319 ft
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