Mississippi Palisades State Park
Aspen Sunset Point & Aspen Trail
2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 46 min
Aspen Sunset Point & Aspen Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Mississippi Palisades State Park near Marcus, IL. The route reaches Aspen Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Aspen Sunset Point & Aspen Trail
2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 46 min
Elevation 682–901 ft
Out & Back · Mississippi Palisades State Park
Trailhead: 42.16082, -90.15077
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Aspen Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Aspen Sunset Point.
- 0.7 miReach Aspen Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:31 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- High Point–Goldenrod Sunset Point, 5 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Mississippi Palisades State Park Sunset Point–Goldenrod Sunset Point, 4 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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