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General Dacey Lake Shelbyville Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Lake Shelbyville Il — Dam West/Illinois

General Dacey Lake Shelbyville Trail

Shelbyville, Illinois

6.8 mi

Distance

801 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 25m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

General Dacey Lake Shelbyville Trail is a loop trail in Lake Shelbyville Il — Dam West, managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, in Shelby County, Illinois. It is 6.8 miles long. It is in or next to Shelbyville, Illinois.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:185 ft
Max:209 ft
Gain:244 ft
Loss:244 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 185 ft and 209 ft across 6.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.185 ft193 ft201 ft209 ft0.0 mi1.7 mi3.4 mi5.1 mi6.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi188 ft
High point3.5 mi209 ft
End6.8 mi188 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by US Army Corps of Engineers

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Shelbyville, IL · in or next to town
County:
Shelby County, IL
Jurisdiction:
Lake Shelbyville Il — Dam West · US Army Corps of Engineers

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

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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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