18 mi from youCove Hollow
- Ends at Cedar Lake
- Inside Shawnee National Forest
- 1,453 ft of climbing
6.5 mi out & back · 1,453 ft gain · Hard
Shawnee National Forest · Camp 11 mi away
Hike
Watering Hole (Johnson Creek)
- Near Kinkaid Lake
- Inside Shawnee National Forest
2.0 mi loop · 313 ft gain · 618 ft high point · Easy
From Johnson Creek, a loop with the Deer Run Trail, Gum Ridge, and 392
In Shawnee National Forest · IL · U.S. Forest Service
About this hike
Watering Hole (Johnson Creek) is a 1.9-mile loop from Johnson Creek in Shawnee National Forest, using Deer Run Trail and Gum Ridge, climbing 313 feet.
Elevation
313 ft of gain, the approach both ways included.
