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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)
- J6°-2°79
- F9°-1°79
- M14°4°113
- A20°10°117
- M25°15°146
- J29°20°108
- J31°22°104
- A31°21°79
- S27°17°82
- O20°11°95
- N14°6°114
- D7°-1°101
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.
Trail facts
- Length
- 3.2 km · 2.0 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Data from
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Nearby park
- Shawnee National Forest (1.24 km from the boundary)
- Nearest town
- 11 km E of Makanda (Jackson County, Illinois) · GeoNames
- Connects to
- Rocky Bluff Trail (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Illinois
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 37.6394, -89.0911
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.
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Giant City Nature Trail
6 mi · 10 km · Shawnee National Forest
Lirley Cemetery
9 mi · 14 km · Shawnee National Forest
Old River to River - Alternate Segment 6 - Giant City to Alto Pass
10 mi · 15 km · Shawnee National Forest
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