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River to River Segment A - Battery Rock Alternate

Regional route37 km · 23 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Beaver Trail 10 mi · 16 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°89
  2. F9°0°93
  3. M15°4°118
  4. A20°10°110
  5. M25°15°138
  6. J29°20°102
  7. J31°22°102
  8. A31°21°76
  9. S27°17°79
  10. O21°11°83
  11. N14°6°105
  12. D7°0°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

This regional hiking route in Illinois, United States of America, is about 37 km (23 mi) long. It lies about 8.6 km west of Sturgis. 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
37 km · 23 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearby park
Shawnee National Forest (0.04 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
8.6 km W of Sturgis (Union County, Kentucky) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Illinois
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Ref
R2R-A
Route centre
37.5577, -88.1929
Route start
37.5297, -88.0793
OpenStreetMap
relation 4652234
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

Beaver Trail

10 mi · 16 km · Shawnee National Forest

Coghill Cemetery

10 mi · 17 km · Shawnee National Forest

Pounds Ridge

13 mi · 20 km · Shawnee National Forest

Initial Tree

13 mi · 20 km · Shawnee National Forest

Russell Cemetery

13 mi · 21 km · Shawnee National Forest

Clayton Hollow

13 mi · 21 km · Shawnee National Forest

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