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Illinois
Phantom Canyon Trail
1.0 mi
Distance
454 ft
Gain
32 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Shawnee National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 454 ft
- Elevation loss
- 454 ft
- Highest point
- 602 ft
- Lowest point
- 488 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Private
About this trail
Phantom Canyon Trail is a 1.94-mile out-and-back hike in Illinois with 454 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 602 feet.
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