7.9 mi from the trailhead
Camp Cadiz Campground
Campground
Hike
Observation Trail
- Passes Garden Of the Gods
- Inside Shawnee National Forest
0.4 mi loop · 57 ft gain · 833 ft high point · Easy
From GOG Interpretive
In Shawnee National Forest · IL · OpenStreetMap contributors
About this hike
Observation Trail is a 0.4 mile loop from Gog Interpretive in Shawnee National Forest, reaching Garden of the Gods viewpoint, Garden Of the Gods peak, viewpoints, and near Arch of the Gods Cascade.
Elevation
57 ft of gain around the loop.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
