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Cedar Bluff Climber's Access Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
Shawnee Purchase Unit/Illinois

Cedar Bluff Climber's Access Trail

Buncombe, Illinois

1.2 mi

Distance

413 ft

Elev. Gain

30m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Cedar Bluff Climber's Access Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

United States Forest Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:132 ft
Max:199 ft
Gain:126 ft
Loss:126 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 132 ft and 199 ft across 1.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.132 ft154 ft177 ft199 ft0.0 mi0.3 mi0.6 mi0.9 mi1.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi132 ft
High point0.8 mi199 ft
End1.2 mi132 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Goreville, IL · about 3 mi away
County:
Johnson County, IL
Jurisdiction:
Shawnee Purchase Unit · United States Forest Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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