4.9 mi from the trailhead
Camp Cadiz Campground
Campground
Hike
Pounds Ridge
- Ends at Pounds Hollow Lake
- Inside Shawnee National Forest
- 1,530 ft of climbing
14.8 mi loop · 1,530 ft gain · 884 ft high point · Hard
From High Knob Trailhead, a loop with High Knob Bluff, ADT - Illinois (South) - J - Seg 2, Thacker Ridge, 180c, Thacker Hollow, 187, and Clayton Hollow
In Shawnee National Forest · IL · U.S. Forest Service
About this hike
Pounds Ridge is a 14.8-mile loop from High Knob Trailhead to Pounds Hollow Lake in Shawnee National Forest, gaining 1,505 feet with viewpoints along the route.
Elevation
1,530 ft of gain, the approach both ways included.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
