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Starved Rock State Park/Missouri

River's Edge Trail

2.5 mi

Distance

51m

Est. Time

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for River's Edge 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.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources 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:129 ft
Max:131 ft
Gain:9 ft
Loss:7 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 129 ft and 131 ft across 2.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.129 ft130 ft130 ft131 ft0.0 mi0.6 mi1.3 mi1.9 mi2.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi130 ft
End2.5 mi131 ft

Trail Details

  • No bikes
  • No horses

Bike and horse access: USGS National Map, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Official sources & verification

Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Hartford, IL · in or next to town
County:
St. Louis County, MO
Jurisdiction:
Starved Rock State Park · Illinois Department of Natural Resources

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

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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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Imported route

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