Goreville
Top Adventures in Goreville
Hike Big Rocky Hollow Trail
0.5 mi
/ 63 ft gain
A great short hike in Ferne Clyffe State Park with a big payoff that is nearly wheel chair accessible with compact crushed gravel as a path. The trail leads to a 100-foot tall intermittent waterfall. The trail is lined with huge boulders, meanderi...
Hike or Rock Climb the Rebman Trail
0.5 mi
/ 27 ft gain
The Big Rocky Hollow Trail isn't the only trail that starts at the parking area. Cross the stepping stones over the creek to find a place where the trail forks in three. Look for the sign for the Rebman Trail at the right-most fork. This short wal...
Hike to Hawk's Cave
0.75 mi
/ 56 ft gain
One of the top trails within Fern Clyffe State Park, Hawk's Cave is an impressive 150 foot sandstone shelter bluff. When beginning the trail from the parking lot, there is a fork of three separate trail heads. Take the path to the left and follow ...
Camp at Ferne Cliff State Park
Ferne Clyffe has a campground for everyone. From the more modern, or primitive, larger groups, backpackers and even equestrian campers. From beginner to hardened veteran eagle scout, there is a campsite for everyone. The shower facilities that are...
Hike the Round Bluff Nature Preserve
1.25 mi
/ 185 ft gain
Just south of the Lakeview Picnic Shelter is the 53-acre Round Bluff Nature Preserve. Round Bluff has been designated a nature preserve which means that you are only allowed to hike on maintained trails. This is an isolated area of the massive san...
Hike to Bork's Falls
0.5 mi
/ 227 ft gain
Located off Regent Lane/Cedar Grove Road near Goreville, Illinois, Bork's Falls is a beautiful waterfall with little visitor traffic. The bottom of the falls is accessible from either side of the ravine with a very short hike. This waterfall gener...
Hike Rocky Bluff Trail
1.7 mi
/ 157 ft gain
Rocky Bluff Trail in Southern Illinois is part of the Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge near Carbondale. It's a relatively easy loop hike at 1.7 miles. This trail is not stroller or disability friendly. The parking lot is small and requires a $2.00 dai...
Bike the Tunnel Hill State Trail
9.3 mi
/ 326 ft gain
The 9.3 (one way) section of the 44.5 mile that begins at the Tunnel Hill access point and travels south to Vienna, Illinois is one of the most picturesque stretches of Southern Illinois.
The former Norfolk Southern Railroad line connects to many...
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