Cross Country Trailhead

Cross Country Trailhead is a trailhead in Union, Illinois. Cross Country Trailhead is situated nearby to the nature reserve Ozark Hills Nature Preserve, as well as near Ozark Hills Trailhead.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trail of Tears State Forest.

Trail of Tears State Forest

Nature reserve

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Trail of Tears State Forest is a State of Illinois conservation area on 5,114 acres in Union County, Illinois, United States. Trail of Tears was established in 1929 when Illinois purchased 3,000-acre acres of Shawnee Hills land and used the resulting land to create the Kohn-Jackson Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jonesboro and Anna.

Jonesboro

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Jonesboro is a city in Union County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Jonesboro had a population of 1,711. It is the county seat of Union County. The city is known for being tied to its close neighbor Anna, together known as Anna-Jonesboro. Jonesboro is situated 5 miles southeast of Cross Country Trailhead.

Anna

Town

Photo: Ruhe1986, Public domain.

Anna is the largest city and retail trade center in Union County, Illinois, United States. Located in Southern Illinois, its population was 4,303 at the 2020 United States census, a decline from 5,135 in 2000. Anna is situated 6 miles east of Cross Country Trailhead.

Cobden

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cobden is a village in Union County, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt.” The population estimate as of 2025 is 1,064.

Cross Country Trailhead

Type: Trailhead
Category: sports location
Location: Union, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.48902° or 37° 29′ 21″ north

Longitude

-89.34628° or 89° 20′ 47″ west

Open location code

869GFMQ3+JF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 237213889

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=trailhead

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ozark Hills Trailhead and Ozark Hills Nature Preserve.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Trail of Tears Campground and Beech Grove School.

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