16 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
4.8 mi out & back · 221 ft gain · 618 ft high point · Easy
In Shawnee National Forest · IL · U.S. Forest Service
West Branch Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back hike in Shawnee National Forest gaining 221 feet.
221 ft of gain round trip.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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