Ox-Lot Cave at Rim Rock National Recreation Trail
Shawnee National Forest, Karbers Ridge, IL 62955
Hiking & Trails
Tucked away in the rolling Shawnee Hills of southern Illinois is Rim Rock National Recreation Trail.
One of the first features you reach is the Ox-Lot Cave. Native Americans were the first to use as it makes a perfect natural shelter. Standing by the cave, you will feel the cool air rising from the opening and can stop to listen to the sounds of the water trickling from the base of the bluffs. All of this takes you back to the days when early settlers used the area to keep their livestock while logging the area.
While hiking the lower trail (a dirt surface), you will stroll along the base of impressive sandstone bluffs that tower above you with a close-up view of strange honeycomb patterns in some areas and huge boulders that fell away from the bluff millions of years ago.
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