Red Diamond Trail Loop
10.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Red Diamond Trail Loop is a 10.1-mile loop in Sand Ridge State Forest near Goofy Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Red Diamond Trail Loop
10.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 492–577 ft
Loop · Sand Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: 40.41562, -89.87825
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Red Diamond Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sand Ridge State Forest Sunset Point via Red Diamond Trail 11.2 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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