Rock Creek
Illinois
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.0 mi
Distance
368 ft
Gain
46 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Shawnee National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Rock Creek
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Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 368 ft
- Elevation loss
- 368 ft
- Highest point
- 568 ft
- Lowest point
- 402 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Rock Creek is a 2.00-mile out-and-back trail in Illinois managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 181 feet of elevation and loses 216 feet.
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