Quail Pond & River to River Trail via Red Cedar Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Giant City State Park near Makanda, IL. The route reaches Quail Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 548 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi440 – 692 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River to River Trail 37.61290, -89.20794
Nearest town Makanda, IL
Directions
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Quail Pond & River to River Trail via Red Cedar Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 439–692 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.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Quail Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 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–Horse Campground Pond, 3 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 487 ft
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