Kankakee River State Park

Chief Shauwanasee Trail & Rock Creek Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 58 min

Chief Shauwanasee Trail & Rock Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Kankakee River State Park near Altorf, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 663 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail 41.20715, -87.98004
Nearest town Altorf, IL

Directions

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Chief Shauwanasee Trail & Rock Creek Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 58 min

Elevation 595–664 ft

Out & Back · Kankakee River State Park

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail · 41.20715, -87.98004

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start on Rock Creek Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Chief Shauwanasee Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miReach Rock Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto Connecting Path, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Rock Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 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.

Trail surface

42% dirt39% grass19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:22 PM.

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