Illinois trails · R-R Garden Of The Gods Loop
R-R Garden Of The Gods Loop
A 5.1-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 293 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 606 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
R-R GARDEN OF THE GODS LOOP access. 37.61558, -88.36425 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:55 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 10.3-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:28 a.m. — 8 h 56 min before sunset.
Loop options
- R-R GARDEN OF THE GODS LOOP + 152B + NEW GOG - KARBERS RIDGE — 3.3 mi loop, 343 ft gain
- WEST BLUFF TRAIL + R-R GARDEN OF THE GODS LOOP + MIDDLE TRAIL — 1.1 mi loop, 142 ft gain
- ANVIL ROCK TRAIL + LOWER TRAIL + R-R GARDEN OF THE GODS LOOP — 2.0 mi loop, 349 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Grindstaff Trail — 2.3 mi
- Thacker Hollow — 3.0 mi
- New Gog - Karbers Ridge — 5.1 mi
- Pounds Ridge — 5.1 mi