Cliff Trail & Spine
3.2 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Cliff Trail & Spine is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Everett McKinley Dirksen Park near Marquette Heights, IL. It climbs 346 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cliff Trail & Spine
3.2 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 515–640 ft
Out & Back · Everett McKinley Dirksen Park
Trailhead: Archery Range Trailhead · 40.60600, -89.60416
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Archery Range Trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Archery Range, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kevlar, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Alt Kevlar, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Scott's Extension, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Tarpaper, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Cliff Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Spine, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Alt Kevlar, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Kevlar, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Archery Range, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Archery Range Trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 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 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Archery Range Trailhead Trailhead
- Tarpaper via Scott's Extension 3.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Archery Range–Rapido Loop, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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