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Rock Cave Nature Preserve route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Illinois

Rock Cave Nature Preserve

Altamont, Illinois

1.3 mi

Distance

118 ft

Elev. Gain

28m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Rock Cave Nature Preserve 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.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:185 ft
Max:196 ft
Gain:36 ft
Loss:36 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 185 ft and 196 ft across 1.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.185 ft189 ft192 ft196 ft0.0 mi0.3 mi0.7 mi1.0 mi1.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi191 ft
High point1.1 mi196 ft
End1.3 mi191 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Altamont, IL · about 4 mi away
County:
Effingham 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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