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Vick Hill–235a, 3 sights

12 mi · ▲ 1,065 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Vick Hill–235a, 3 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near Valley Mission, IL. The route reaches Vick Hill at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 1,065 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 817 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ripple Hollow 37.32759, -89.33431
Nearest town Valley Mission, IL
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Vick Hill–235a, 3 sights

12 mi · ▲ 1,065 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Elevation 359–818 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ripple Hollow · 37.32759, -89.33431

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start on 235a, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto Dogwood Flats, heading W.
  3. 1.6 miBear left onto Ripple Hollow, heading W.
  4. 3.9 miReach Vick Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.9 miBear right onto Dogwood Flats, heading E.
  6. 1.6 miBear right onto 235a, heading E.
  7. 0.5 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/vick-hill-235a-out-back-3-sights-19-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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