Bald Knob Wilderness

Ranbarger Hollow Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Ranbarger Hollow Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Bald Knob Wilderness near Alto Pass, IL. It climbs 525 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 824 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Goodwin (east) 37.56909, -89.36134
Nearest town Alto Pass, IL

Directions

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Ranbarger Hollow Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 413–825 ft

Out & Back · Bald Knob Wilderness

Trailhead: Goodwin (east) · 37.56909, -89.36134

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on River To River Trail, heading S.
  2. 500 ftTurn left onto Ranbarger Hollow Trail, heading S.
  3. 3.8 miReach Ranbarger Hollow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.8 miTurn right onto River To River Trail, heading E.
  5. 450 ftArrive 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

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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