Illinois trails · Bay Creek
Bay Creek
A 7.4-mile network in Illinois, with 249 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 500 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
RANCH access. 37.48025, -88.66714 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:57 a.m., the sun rises at 6:23 a.m. and sets at 7:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:52 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.4-mile route takes roughly 2 h 51 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:14 a.m. — 10 h 10 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Sentry Bluff Trail — 2.7 mi
- Bell Smith Springs — 3.1 mi
- Lusk Creek — 8.8 mi
- One Horse Gap — 10.8 mi