Illinois trails · One Horse Gap Lake
One Horse Gap Lake
A 1.8-mile network in Illinois, with 36 ft of climbing. Reaches One Horse Gap Lake and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Length
1.8 mi
Elevation gain
36 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
16%
Steepest mile
+36 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.0 mi
Shape
network
Managed by
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.8 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- One Horse Gap Lake (lake)
- One Horse Gap (pass)
Getting there
ONE HORSE GAP LAKE access. About 50 min drive (21 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Harrisburg. 37.51674, -88.44361 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:00 a.m. and sets at 6:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:44 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight.
Nearby trails
- One Horse Gap — 1.7 mi
- River To River Trail — 3.1 mi
- New Gog - Karbers Ridge — 4.0 mi
- Whoopie Cat — 6.7 mi