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Illinois
High Ridge Trail
1.4 mi
Distance
422 ft
Gain
36 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Shawnee National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 422 ft
- Elevation loss
- 422 ft
- Highest point
- 702 ft
- Lowest point
- 554 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Natural Resources
About this trail
High Ridge Trail is a 2.64-mile out-and-back hike in Illinois with 422 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 702 feet.
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