Bluff Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Bluff Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Matthiessen State Park near Deer Park, IL. It climbs 492 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi466 – 653 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30306, -89.02967
Nearest town Deer Park, IL
Directions
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Bluff Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 466–652 ft
Out & Back · Matthiessen State Park
Trailhead: 41.30306, -89.02967
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bluff Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 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.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% dirt15% gravel32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bluff Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 545 ft
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