MotoRevRoute Twisty Staff Pick
Shawnee Hills: Harrisburg to Golconda
Harrisburg to Golconda
- Distance
- 34 mi
- Riding Time
- 42 min
- Climb
- 1,266 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- April through November. Fall color in late October is the peak.
- Fuel
- Fuel is in Harrisburg and Golconda. There is little in the forest between them.
- Watch For
- Deer, gravel in the curves and slow farm and logging traffic.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
This route crosses the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois, through the rugged hills near Garden of the Gods. The roads curve and climb through oak forest and sandstone bluffs, a sharp contrast with the flat farmland of the rest of the state. It ends in Golconda on the Ohio River.
Stops
- StartHarrisburg
- FinishGolconda
