Bluff Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 48 min
Bluff Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Matthiessen State Park near Deer Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bluff Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 48 min
Elevation 555–643 ft
Out & Back · Matthiessen State Park
Trailhead: Bluff Trail · 41.28286, -89.02896
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bluff Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 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 6:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:26 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bluff Trail Trailhead
- Matthiessen State Park Central Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Matthiessen State Park Central Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Strawberry Rock via Bluff Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Cascade Falls–Devil's Paint Box, 4 rocks 3.2 mi · ▲ 412 ft
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