Thebes Gap Hiking Packet

Loops, worthwhile out-and-backs, one optional Cache River detour, and official IDNR reference boundaries. Toggle layers in the map control.

1. White Pine / LaRue Pine Hills20.8 mi
long out-and-back · ~9.2 mi out-and-back per guide · shapefile route plus external guide mileage

Top solitude/payoff pick if out-and-back is acceptable.

Hiking with Shawn: LaRue Pine Hills guide
2. Horse Creek Loop / TR 2205.9 mi
loop · 5.13 mi mapped loop · shapefile route

Closest strong mapped loop near Thebes Gap.

Hiking with Shawn: Horse Creek guide
3. Peewah Trail, Trail of Tears State Park16.6 mi
loop network · 4.3-10 mi options · OSM route geometry

Best river-view loop system if crossing to Missouri is acceptable.

Hiking with Shawn: East Peewah guide
4. Cache River: Heron Pond + Little Black Slough29.4 mi
optional detour · 5.5 mi Little Black Slough plus connectors · OSM route geometry plus IDNR/Shawn descriptions

Optional ancient Ohio River valley/cypress detour with real hiking payoff.

Hiking with Shawn: Cache River guide
5. Kinkaid Lake Trail System38.6 mi
long trail system · variable long system · shapefile route

Farther from Thebes, but good for longer wandering away from trailheads.

USFS: Kinkaid Lake Trail System
6. Fountain Bluff / TR 30431.6 mi
conditional loop · 2.23 mi mapped loop · shapefile route

Scout-first option rather than a default recommendation.

Hiking with Shawn: scenic overlooks
7. Section 8 Woods Boardwalk25.1 mi
short optional add-on · 475 ft boardwalk · OSM route geometry

Short Cache River side stop if already in the cypress area.

Friends of the Cache: hiking trails
8. Trail of Tears State Forest Trail Network15.5 mi
optional hilly network · network mileage varies · OSM route geometry

Included as a real-geometry optional layer; not one of the six primary print sheets.

IDNR Trail of Tears map