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GM&O Heritage Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyPoint to Point
Illinois

GM&O Heritage Trail

Columbia, Illinois

1.7 mi

Distance

59 ft

Elev. Gain

34m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

GM&O Heritage Trail is a point-to-point trail in Monroe County, Illinois. It is 1.7 miles long and gains 59 feet. It is in or next to Columbia, Illinois.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:129 ft
Max:153 ft
Gain:18 ft
Loss:37 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 129 ft and 153 ft across 1.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.129 ft137 ft145 ft153 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.8 mi1.2 mi1.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi153 ft
End1.7 mi134 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Columbia, IL · in or next to town
County:
Monroe County, IL

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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