Bluff Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Bluff Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Matthiessen State Park near Deer Park, IL. It climbs 264 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bluff Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 456–652 ft
Out & Back · Matthiessen State Park
Trailhead: 41.29417, -89.02844
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bluff Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Matthiessen State Park Central Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bluff Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 317 ft
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