AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Waterfall Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Waterfall Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Crain, IL. It climbs 862 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 722 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Waterfall Trail 37.79011, -89.48824
Nearest town Crain, IL
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Waterfall Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 499–723 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Waterfall Trail · 37.79011, -89.48824

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start on Waterfall Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.5 miReach Waterfall Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.5 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/waterfall-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Hikes near Crain, Illinois