17 mi from youPounds Ridge
- Ends at Pounds Hollow Lake
- Inside Shawnee National Forest
- 1,530 ft of climbing
14.8 mi loop · 1,530 ft gain · Hard
Shawnee National Forest · Camp 5 mi away
Hike
Cactus
- Inside Shawnee National Forest
6.6 mi loop · 691 ft gain · 804 ft high point · Moderate
From Lusk Creek, a loop with ADT - Illinois (South) - J - Seg 2, Lusk Creek, Saltpeter Cave, and Barger Branch
In Shawnee National Forest · IL · U.S. Forest Service
About this hike
This 6.6-mile loop in Shawnee National Forest via Lusk Creek and Barger Branch gains 697 feet and passes Saltpeter Cave.
Elevation
691 ft of gain, the approach both ways included.
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
- 17 mi from you
