Illinois trails · New Gog - Karbers Ridge
New Gog - Karbers Ridge
A 8.3-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 438 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 771 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
NEW GOG - KARBERS RIDGE access. 37.57455, -88.44115 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:56 a.m., the sun rises at 6:22 a.m. and sets at 7:24 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:51 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.6-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:58 p.m. — 6 h 27 min before sunset.
Loop options
- INDIAN PT GOG + BACKPACKER + NEW GOG - KARBERS RIDGE — 4.0 mi loop, 827 ft gain
- INDIAN PT GOG + BACKPACKER + NEW GOG - KARBERS RIDGE — 4.8 mi loop, 1,005 ft gain
- BACKPACKER + INDIAN PT GOG + NEW GOG - KARBERS RIDGE — 3.1 mi loop, 640 ft gain
Nearby trails
- River To River Trail — 3.3 mi
- One Horse Gap Lake — 4.0 mi
- One Horse Gap — 4.8 mi
- R-R Garden Of The Gods Loop — 5.1 mi