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Garden of the Gods Recreation Area
Nature preserve
193 acres3 mi of trail
River to RiverObservation Trail GOG #107USF Trail 108JRiver to River TrailPharoah Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Mountain
Mountain, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 40% of Mountain is conserved land, roughly 10,853 acres. There are about 23 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Garden of the Gods Recreation Area (3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mountain, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Mountain outdoors
Conserved land
40%
10,853 of 27,378 acres
Trails
23 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 15 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
named on the map
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.8 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
1,073 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Mountain
Horton Hill974 ft elevation
Wamble Mountain942 ft elevation
Cave Hill932 ft elevation
Garden Of the Gods860 ft elevation · In Garden of the Gods Recreation Area
Bald Knob778 ft elevation
Colbert Hill581 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Horses 10.9 miUnpaved 12.5 mi
Showing 1–10 of 15 trails
- River to River GOG Loop 001A3.6 mi
- River to River GOG Loop3.1 mi
- USF Trail 108J0.9 mi
- River to River0.7 mi
- Stone Face Trail0.6 mi
- Lower Trail 108C0.5 mi
- Observation Trail GOG #1070.4 mi
- West Bluff Trail 108E0.4 mi
- 152b0.4 mi
- River to River Trail0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
10,853 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Mountain
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 9,810 acState Conservation Area 1,047 acConservation Easement 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 9,810 | Open |
| Saline County State Conservation AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1,047 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Big Saline Church CemeteryCemetery
Blockhouse CemeteryCemetery
Colbert Family CemeteryCemetery
Jones CemeteryCemetery
Lambert Family CemeteryCemetery
Wallace Family CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Mountain and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain | 39.6% | 22.5 mi | 2 |
| Cottage | 0.4% | 3.0 mi | 1 |
| Eagle Creek | 27.4% | 53.9 mi | 1 |
| Independence | 13.4% | 17.2 mi | 0 |
| Equality | 7.8% | 7.3 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Mountain's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 23.2-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.