Archery Range & Tarpaper via Scott's Extension
3.4 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Archery Range & Tarpaper via Scott's Extension is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Everett McKinley Dirksen Park near Marquette Heights, IL. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Archery Range & Tarpaper via Scott's Extension
3.4 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 510–637 ft
Out & Back · Everett McKinley Dirksen Park
Trailhead: Tarpaper · 40.61594, -89.59363
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start on Tarpaper, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Scott's Extension, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Alt Kevlar, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Kevlar, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Archery Range, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Tarpaper, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kevlar, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Alt Kevlar, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Scott's Extension, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Tarpaper, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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