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Giant City Nature Trail

Local route2.3 km · 1.4 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Lirley Cemetery 3.4 mi · 5.5 kmExplore Shawnee National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J6°-2°84
  2. F9°-1°84
  3. M14°4°118
  4. A20°9°124
  5. M24°15°154
  6. J29°19°114
  7. J31°22°110
  8. A31°21°86
  9. S27°17°88
  10. O20°11°102
  11. N14°5°121
  12. D7°-1°107

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Giant City Nature Trail is a local hiking route in Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, United States of America, about 2.3 km (1.4 mi) in length. It lies about 2.8 km southeast of Makanda. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
2.3 km · 1.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.8 km SE of Makanda (Jackson County, Illinois) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Shawnee National Forest
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Illinois
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
37.5950, -89.1910
Route start
37.5956, -89.1928
OpenStreetMap
relation 11763175
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Lirley Cemetery

3.4 mi · 5.5 km · Shawnee National Forest

Old River to River - Alternate Segment 6 - Giant City to Alto Pass

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Shawnee National Forest

Cedar Lake

4.5 mi · 7.3 km · Shawnee National Forest

Little Cedar Loop

5.4 mi · 8.7 km · Shawnee National Forest

Panther Den

6.0 mi · 9.7 km · Shawnee National Forest

Cove Hollow

6 mi · 10 km · Shawnee National Forest

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