Red Diamond Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Red Diamond Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Sand Ridge State Forest near Bishop, IL. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Red Diamond Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Elevation 476–524 ft
Out & Back · Sand Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: 40.39111, -89.87805
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Red Diamond Trail, heading W.
- 3.5 miReach Red Diamond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 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 9.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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