There are leisure hikes, sight-seeing hikes and hikes you go on for a little bit of exercise. This twelve-mile hike is none of those. It's not for the beginner.
If you are a big fan of the JR Tolkien series "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", then you're going to go crazy over this.
There is an actual hobbit house you can stay in and it's right here in Illinois!