Zion Church Rd
Illinois
Free — you'll pick up right here.
4.9 mi
Distance
402 ft
Gain
1h 48m
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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Zion Church Rd
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 402 ft
- Elevation loss
- 402 ft
- Highest point
- 682 ft
- Lowest point
- 601 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Zion Church Rd is a 4.89-mile out-and-back trail in Illinois with 350 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a road and returns via the same path.
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