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
0.5 mi loop · 220 ft gain · 705 ft high point · Easy
In Shawnee National Forest · IL · U.S. Forest Service
War Bluff loops 0.5 miles in Shawnee National Forest, climbing 220 feet to a viewpoint.
220 ft of gain around the loop.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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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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Shawnee National Forest · Camp 5 mi away
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