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Rocky Bluff Trail & Wild Turkey Trail

3 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Rocky Bluff Trail & Wild Turkey Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Bakers Crossroads, IL. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi423 – 594 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.63280, -89.09323
Nearest town Bakers Crossroads, IL
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Rocky Bluff Trail & Wild Turkey Trail

3 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 424–595 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.63280, -89.09323

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rocky Bluff Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miBear right onto Wild Turkey Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rocky-bluff-trail-rocky-bluff-trail-out-back-3-sights-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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