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Where: Shawnee National Forest, IL

Country: US

Length: 7 Miles

Difficulty: Strenuous

Crowds: Crowded


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Trail Description

Beaver Trail is a 9.4-mile, non-loop trail starting at Camp Cadiz Campground and ending at the Rim Rock National Recreation Trail. For hikers wishing to make a loop, they can continue from Rim Rock parking area onto the Karber’s Ridge Road. Then head southwest and pick up the River-to-River Trail (about ¾ mile), it will be the first gravel road on the left (south) side. This segment of the River-to-River Trail will lead back to Camp Cadiz.

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The Beaver Trail is a non-loop trail pasing through a varitey of landscapes. The trail starts at Camp Cadiz and heads north and east through wildlife openings and level territory. Many berries including blackberreis can be found along the way in early summer. The trail encounters Beaver Crek before crossing the Karbers Ridge blacktop approximately one mile east of Pounds Hollow Recreation area. The trail starts encountering large hills in this area and eventually crosses the earthen dam at Pounds Hollow Lake. the trail continues on the northwest shore of Pounds Hollow Lake and into Pounds Hollow with its high cliffs and large American beech trees. It ends at the Rim Rock National Recreation Trail.

Vehicles may be left overnight at Camp Cadiz in the mowed area immediately opposite of campsites 7 & 8. Campoing is possible along any section of the trail until the Pounds Hollow Lake dam is reached. At that point and to Rim Rock, camping is not allowed except at the designeated Pine Ridge Campground. For those hikers wishing to make a loop hike, they can continue out of the Rim Rock area onto the Karbers Ridge blacktop. Take a right and continue on the blacktop for about one mile to the intersection with Forest Service gravel road #133. There the hiker can take a left, take another left at the Love Cemetery and continue on the River-to-River Trail to return to Camp Cadiz. The total additional miles from Rim Rock to Camp Cadiz via this route is four miles making a 11 mile long total hike. The trail uses a marking system of white painted triangles on trees and occasional posts.



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