Mississippi Palisades State Park
Mississippi Palisades State Park Sunset Point & Rock Top Trail via High Point Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 52 min
Mississippi Palisades State Park Sunset Point & Rock Top Trail via High Point Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Mississippi Palisades State Park near Marcus, IL. The route reaches Mississippi Palisades State Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mississippi Palisades State Park Sunset Point & Rock Top Trail via High Point Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 52 min
Elevation 767–892 ft
Out & Back · Mississippi Palisades State Park
Trailhead: Rock Top Trail · 42.14538, -90.16900
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Top Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto High Point Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Route 84 Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Mississippi Palisades State Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto High Point Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rock Top Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rock Top Trail Trailhead
- High Point–High Point Trail, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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