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Shawnee Purchase Unit/Illinois

Little Cache

1.3 mi

Distance

217 ft

Elev. Gain

33m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Little Cache 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:133 ft
Max:202 ft
Gain:70 ft
Loss:3 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 133 ft and 202 ft across 1.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.133 ft156 ft179 ft202 ft0.0 mi0.3 mi0.7 mi1.0 mi1.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi134 ft
High point1.0 mi202 ft
End1.4 mi201 ft

Trail Details

Bike and horse access: USDA Forest Service, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Buncombe, 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: Aug 17, 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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