Whoopie Cat
Illinois
Free — you'll pick up right here.
7.5 mi
Distance
1,109 ft
Gain
2h 47m
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
Whoopie Cat
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,109 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,109 ft
- Highest point
- 552 ft
- Lowest point
- 337 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Whoopie Cat is a 7.45-mile out-and-back trail in Illinois managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 587 feet of elevation and loses 633 feet over its return journey.
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