13.5 mi from the trailhead
Camp Cadiz Campground
Campground
Hike
Story Trail
- Near Benham Hill
- Inside Shawnee National Forest
- 1,164 ft of climbing
10.0 mi out & back · 1,164 ft gain · 782 ft high point · Hard
From Benham Hill Trailhead via ADT - Illinois (South) - J - Seg 2, One Horse Gap, River to River Segment 2 - Garden of the Gods to Eddyville, 177b, Rocky Top, and Harts Hollow (4.3 mi)
In Shawnee National Forest · IL · U.S. Forest Service
About this hike
Story Trail starts at Benham Hill Trailhead and is a 10-mile out-and-back hike in Shawnee National Forest gaining 1,164 feet with viewpoints, Benham Hill peak, and One Horse Gap Lake nearby.
Elevation
1,164 ft of gain round trip.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
