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Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge

Pohman Slough & Royal Landing

5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Pohman Slough & Royal Landing is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge near Marshall Landing, IL. The route reaches Pohman Slough. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 433 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Royal Landing 38.94442, -90.50399
Nearest town Marshall Landing, IL
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Pohman Slough & Royal Landing

5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 422–433 ft

Out & Back · Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Royal Landing · 38.94442, -90.50399

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start on Royal Landing, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Pohman Slough.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miReach Pohman Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 1.5 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/royal-lake-pohman-slough-out-back-8-km-1d20

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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