Governor's Trail - South - Jim Edgar Panther Creek Wildlife Area

The Governor's trail is a 26 mile Equestrian trail of which we will hike about 6.5 miles. We will meet at the Q-4 parking lot situated between the 9-mile north loop and the southern 11- and 6- mile loops. There are pit toilets available at the parking lot or at the park office on your way in, but nothing on the trail. I have put together various trails and shortcuts to get us a 6.5 mile loop. There will be steep hills, sun and shade at different parts of the trail. Please bring plenty of water, a change of shoes for afterwards, and hiking poles if you use them.

Apres at Caraway Pub in Virginia. Please RSVP to the separate event so we can give the restaurant a headcount.

Update: Since we have had some issues with the pin taking people to the incorrect meeting location I have changed the picture for this hike to a screenshot of the park map with our meeting location circled in purple. It is labeled as the Governor's Trailhead and parking on the park map (8) or the South Trailhead on the trail map. You can access the park map and trail maps at this website

https://dnr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dnr/parks/documents/jepcguidefinal2024.pdf