Lost Cabin Sunset Point & Lost Cabin Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Lost Cabin Sunset Point & Lost Cabin Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Pere Marquette State Park near Rosedale, IL. The route reaches Lost Cabin Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 428 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lost Cabin Sunset Point & Lost Cabin Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 574–829 ft
Out & Back · Pere Marquette State Park
Trailhead: 39.00277, -90.52566
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lost Cabin Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miReach Lost Cabin Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:31 PM.
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