Kickapoo Creek Recreation Area
Rock Island Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Rock Island Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Kickapoo Creek Recreation Area near Alta, IL. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rock Island Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 625–718 ft
Out & Back · Kickapoo Creek Recreation Area
Trailhead: 40.82761, -89.65700
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miReach Rock Island Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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