Hiking trails near West Frankfort, Illinois

26 official trails lie within 25 miles of West Frankfort — 75 miles in total, 20 rated easy and 1 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 351 ft; the median trail gains 127 ft.

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20 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Red Cedar Trail	10.8	351 ft	Expert	57 min · 37 mi
River to River Trail	3.8	301 ft	Moderate	57 min · 37 mi
Panther Den	4.6	214 ft	Moderate	47 min · 31 mi
Horse Trail (Giant City State Park)	3.9	167 ft	Moderate	52 min · 35 mi
Rend Lake Bike Trail	6.8	62 ft	Moderate	28 min · 14 mi
Happy Hollow Trail	4.0	220 ft	Moderate	40 min · 29 mi
Catalyst Loop (Touch of Nature)	3.3	146 ft	Easy	50 min · 34 mi
Rocky Bluff Trail	1.9	150 ft	Easy	41 min · 29 mi
Wild Turkey Trail	2.0	127 ft	Easy	34 min · 27 mi
Grassy Creek Trail	1.7	110 ft	Easy	45 min · 29 mi
Crab Orchard Greenway	2.5	57 ft	Easy	24 min · 19 mi
Panther Loop	1.0	209 ft	Easy	55 min · 33 mi
Trillium Trail	1.2	99 ft	Easy	58 min · 37 mi
Den Trail	1.1	144 ft	Easy	47 min · 31 mi
Volunteer Track	1.1	64 ft	Easy	49 min · 33 mi
Lake View	1.1	53 ft	Easy	51 min · 34 mi
Mudline Trail	2.4	26 ft	Easy	40 min · 28 mi
Volunteer Track B	1.0	41 ft	Easy	49 min · 33 mi
Campus Lake Trail	1.6	16 ft	Easy	42 min · 29 mi
Crab Orchard Greenway Trail	1.1	14 ft	Easy	33 min · 21 mi

Quick picks near West Frankfort

Easy and short: Catalyst Loop (Touch of Nature) — 3.3 mi, rated easy, 23 mi from town
Biggest climb: Red Cedar Trail — 351 ft over 10.8 mi, 24 mi from town
Longest: Red Cedar Trail — 10.8 mi, 24 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Campus Lake Trail to Campus Lake

Trail guides near West Frankfort

Little Grand Canyon — 2.9 mi, 384 ft climb · 29 mi away
Bell Smith Springs — 7.3 mi, 153 ft climb · 30 mi away
Sentry Bluff Trail — 2.8 mi, 83 ft climb · 30 mi away
Lusk Creek — 16.3 mi, 313 ft climb · 31 mi away
Kinkaid Lake Trail — 14.3 mi, 205 ft climb · 32 mi away
Bay Creek — 7.4 mi, 223 ft climb · 32 mi away
River To River Trail — 8.6 mi, 231 ft climb · 34 mi away
New Gog - Karbers Ridge — 8.3 mi, 438 ft climb · 35 mi away
Godwin — 6.8 mi, 384 ft climb · 35 mi away
One Horse Gap — 8.8 mi, 308 ft climb · 37 mi away
One Horse Gap Lake — 1.8 mi, 36 ft climb · 37 mi away
Grindstaff Trail — 2.4 mi, 371 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Carbondale (20 mi) · Harrisburg (24 mi) · Metropolis (53 mi) · Mount Vernon (57 mi)

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