- Staff
- #1
- Trail/Route Name
- Burden Falls Wilderness
- Date of Hike
- 11/9/24
- Mileage
- 5.2
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate
- Trip Rating
- Trail Conditions
- Horse trails. Under maintained. Grown up in the summer.
This is a hike on some not-as-traveled trail system in Burden Falls Wilderness in the Shawnee National Forest.
The trailhead is located at: 37.569811, -88.634318
The iron bridge is at: 37.58592, -88.65457
Along this hike, you'll enjoy old settlement, old roads, bluffs, scenic creeks, wildflowers, and the old iron bridge that people use to use to cross the Little Saline River back when the wilderness was communities and farms. The bridge is no longer crossable.
This is an out-and-back hike with around 600 feet of elevation gain.
The trailhead is located at: 37.569811, -88.634318
The iron bridge is at: 37.58592, -88.65457
Along this hike, you'll enjoy old settlement, old roads, bluffs, scenic creeks, wildflowers, and the old iron bridge that people use to use to cross the Little Saline River back when the wilderness was communities and farms. The bridge is no longer crossable.
This is an out-and-back hike with around 600 feet of elevation gain.
