Garden of the Gods Trail System - Hiking trail near Harrisburg, Illinois, United States - Nearby

1. Garden of the Gods Observation Trail

The trail is made of natural flagstone and leads to areas near the bluffs, where there are outstanding views of the Shawnee Hills and the Garden of the Gods Wilderness.

Distance: 0.3 miles

Harrisburg, Illinois, United States

0.3 miles

2. High Knob Lookout

Forty-foot cliffs, clear creeks and deciduous forest are just a few of the features along the path

Distance: 0.4 miles

Pankeyville, Illinois, United States

2.6 miles

3. Rim Rock National Recreation Trail

The trail leads the hiker around the top rim of the “Pounds,” which is a circular 40-acre tract of land isolated from the surrounding terrain by steep sandstone bluffs

Distance: 0.4 miles

Harrisburg, Illinois, United States

5.6 miles

4. One Horse Gap Trail System

Features “the gap,” a thin sliver in the rocks, which will only accommodate one equestrian at a time

Distance: 10.0 miles

Elizabethtown, Illinois, United States

7.3 miles

5. Beaver Trail

Distance: 9.4 miles

Karbers Ridge, Illinois, United States

7.6 miles

6. Big Creek (Illinois Iron Furnace)

The trail winds along Big Creek and offers 2 or 3 deep old-fashioned fishing holes

Distance: 0.9 miles

Humm Wye, Illinois, United States

7.7 miles

7. Tower Rock

The trail that leads to the top of Tower Rock along the banks of the Ohio River

Distance: 0.4 miles

Elizabethtown, Illinois, United States

12.9 miles

8. Burden Falls

The trail leads above the waterfalls and into the Burden Falls Wilderness

Distance: 6.0 miles

Marion, Illinois, United States

14.6 miles

9. Bell Smith Springs Trail System

The trail contains a series of clear, rocky streams and scenic canyons bordered by high sandstone cliffs and an abundance of vegetation unique to Illinois

Distance: 8.0 miles

Harrisburg, Illinois, United States

16.0 miles

10. Millstone Bluff

A woodchip trail interprets the ancient Indian village site on the top of this bluff

Distance: 0.8 miles

Vienna, Illinois, United States

19.4 miles