Quail Pond–Horse Campground Pond, 5 lakes
3.8 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Quail Pond–Horse Campground Pond, 5 lakes is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Giant City State Park near Stone Fort, IL. The route passes Campground Pond, Allen Pond, Deer Pond and Quail Pond before reaching Horse Campground Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 400 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Quail Pond–Horse Campground Pond, 5 lakes
3.8 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 619–737 ft
Out & Back · Giant City State Park
Trailhead: Red Cedar Trail · 37.60230, -89.17012
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 95°F / low 73° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · 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.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Allen Pond.
- 0.4 miPass Deer Pond.
- 0.9 miPass Quail Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftPass Horse Campground Pond.
- 250 ftReach Quail Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right onto River to River Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Red Cedar Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 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
More from Red Cedar Trail Trailhead
- Little Grassy Lake–Campground Pond, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Quail Pond–Deer Pond, 4 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Turkey Pond–Allen Pond, 3 lakes 2.8 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- 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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