Wildlife Viewing Trail
2 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 47 min
Wildlife Viewing Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Castle Rock State Park near Daysville, IL. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi686 – 797 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98128, -89.36249
Nearest town Daysville, IL
Directions
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Wildlife Viewing Trail
2 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 47 min
Elevation 687–798 ft
Out & Back · Castle Rock State Park
Trailhead: 41.98128, -89.36249
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wildlife Viewing Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Heather Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Wildlife Viewing Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Timber Edge & Wildlife Viewing Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 214 ft
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